New report highlights need for leadership training

Feb 9 New report highlights need for leadership training

Thirty-four per cent of employees in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, China, India, Germany and South East Asia only sometimes or never consider their leader to be effective.

That is the finding of a new study, entitled Lessons for Leaders from the People Who Matter, which also revealed that 37 per cent are only sometimes or never motivated to give their best by their leader.

Reflecting on the survey, Simon Mitchell, director at DDI UK and one of the report authors, remarked: "These findings should be of enormous concern to any business.

"The consequences of managers and bosses with poor leadership skills are enormous, and the impact good leaders have in terms of employee motivation and productivity are significant."

Interestingly, nearly half of respondents (47 per cent) said that they could be more effective than their manager, though just 48 per cent said they desired the extra responsibility.

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