Given their options, surveyed employees most want to avoid inept leadership in a new job opportunity, according to Right Management.
559 North Americans were surveyed to find out what they would most try to avoid in a new position. A clear majority (51%) wish to steer clear of incompetent leaders even more than a rigid work setting or high workplace stress. Only seven percent indicated they would most want to shun poor compensation.
Assuming you seek another job opportunity in the near future, which of the following would you most seek to avoid in a new position?
|
Incompetent leadership |
51% |
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Rigid work environment |
22% |
|
Greater work stress |
16% |
|
Flat compensation |
7% |
|
Pressure to take on greater responsibility |
4% |
“According to these results, incompetent leadership seems to be a hot button for many employees,” observed Michael Haid, Senior Vice President of Talent Management for Right Management. “We anticipated people would want to shun workplace stress or perhaps low comp. We also know that many people disengage when professional growth and opportunities decline, but with this research we have a chorus who view leadership incompetence as the primary thing to avoid in employment situations in the future.
This raises several questions: Are respondents basing their answer on actual experience of incompetence, or just an abstraction? How would respondents define incompetence and which parts of that definition would prove to be most disagreeable for them?”
The findings, however, suggest that employees will put up with a difficult situation, including a bad work environment, if the leadership is effective. “This is more evidence about the crucial role that must be played by leaders. People will forgive a lot if they perceive that they are being well led,” advised Haid.
The survey was conducted between July16 and August 15.
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