Earlier this week, I featured a post on the important role that management plays in employee engagement and productivity. As a follow-up, I thought it would also be interesting to look at what employees say they want from their managers.
Lore Institute recently surveyed 500 employees from all types of organizations and industries to learn about just that. Their findings, as covered in the April issue of WorldatWork's April workspan magazine are highlighted below.
What Employees Want
- 91.5% want honesty and integrity from their manager.
- 89.2% want their manager to be fair and to hold everyone accountable to the same standards.
- 86.7% want to trust - and be trusted by - their manager.
- 84.7% want to respect - and be respected by - their manager.
- 81.2% want to be able to count on their manager.
- 77.4% want to be a part of their manager's team and be asked to contribute ideas and solutions.
- 76.2% want their manager to be a genuine person.
- 74.4% want their manager to appreciate them for who they are and what they do.
- 73.9% want their manager to listen, understand and respond.
What Employees Don't Want
- Only 2.9% want their manager to be a friend or companion.
- Not even 25% want their manager to care for them.
- Only 25.4% want emotional support from their manager.
- Not even 30% want a cheerful or happy manager.
- Less than 30% want their manager to be fun-loving or good-humored.
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