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35% believe their managers methods are inept

Over a third (35%) of employees say their manager’s methods don’t get the best out of their organisations workforce, according to a report.

Results international, analysed the management styles of 10 premiership managers, looking at how each would cope running a UK business in today’s economic climate.

They interviewed over 100 business professional asking them questions such as: who they would most like to work for and Who they think would be the best manager to run a UK business.

Melanie Wombwell, Managing Director at Results International comments: “Like the football world, the business world is fraught with turmoil and change.

“Good management works at its best when there’s a fit between the management style of MDs/CEO’s and the teams they lead.

“However of those surveyed, most (23%) said that their bosses’ management style was like that of Mick McCarthy’s. Yet this is a style that just 1% of those surveyed like to work under.”

Most of the business professionals surveyed cited manages such as Harry Redknapp (28%) or Ian Holloway (23%) as the managers they would like to work with.

In addition, when asked what motivates employees in their organisation, surprisingly money or bonuses were not top of the list.

Instead it was inspirational leadership (36%) and reputation of the company (34%). She added: “This makes for positive reading, as the ‘relationship’ method, which is how we like to refer to Holloway’s style, is one that would prove successful in the commercial world as it is today.

“Having a great relationship with your employees, where they want to go out and perform to the very best of their abilities, and enjoy what they do can be very powerful.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .