Chartered
management institute finds managers need more training to improve
employers moral and boost workplace
efficiency
A new survey from the Chartered Management
Institute (CMI) has found that management and leadership skills need to
be improved across the UK, especially in these tough economic
times.
Over the last six months CMI interviewed 500
managers and found that 70% of those interviewed felt that
motivation amongst employees has fallen over the past six months
and a further 45% felt that their workforce felt less involved in
the business.
One of the major reasons for this drop in
moral along with the current economic problems are that many
managers are under prepared or at the very least under trained to
deal with an unmotivated, unhappy workforce. The CMI found that of
those interviewed only 20% had received any formal training and it
is this that is holding them back as Chief Executive Ruth Spellman
argues “there are plenty of managers trying to do a good job, but I
believe enabling them to develop that expertise is a crucial
thing”.
Spellman also argues that this training must be carried
out throughout the business to show that the management are taking
action and trying to improve and she says that this should help
motivate and improve the loyalty to the business, she comments that
‘If the workforce see management behaving in a responsible way and
being supported by the top team, they’re going to respond in a much
more consistent and loyal and thorough way. If they see there’s one
thing being said on high and that’s not being carried through in
practice, that’s not going to get anyone very far’.
Spellman argues that businesses must invest in
training and cautions those businesses which fail in training and
adequately develop management and their staff maybe left behind,
with unmotivated and unengaged employees, as she puts it ‘It’s not
an overhead, it’s an investment. I think there’s a bigger cost if
they don’t train.’
Share and Connect
What are these?
|
Follow on Twitter |
 |
Link to us |
 |
Read our Blogg |
 |
Connect with us |
 |