Study shows widespread concern over quality of managers, with 82% of bosses deemed ‘accidental’, having had no formal training
In the survey, which questioned 2,018 workers, 28% said they had a left a job in the past as a result of a negative relationship with a manager.In the survey, which questioned 2,018 workers, 28% said they had a left a job in the past as a result of a negative relationship with a manager.Almost one-third of UK workers say they’ve quit a job because of a negative workplace culture, according to a new survey that underlines the risks of managers failing to rein in toxic behaviour.
Anthony Painter, the CMI’s director of policy, said improving the performance of UK managers is crucial to preventing toxic workplace cultures developing, where bad behaviour goes unchecked. “Economists have looked at this and they think that something in the order of a third of the difference between us and the most productive countries is down to the quality of management and leadership – right there is the reality.”