What’s fuelling manager mistrust?

There is a severe disconnect between managers and employees, including differences in leadership, productivity, and expectations between the two groups, as well as how each sees each other, reveals new research from 15Five.

It’s been proven that effective manager-employee relationships fuel productivity, retention, and engagement

So why are companies spending time and money tracking employees instead of investing in managers who know how to motivate their teams to achieve business results? New research from performance management platform

15Five reveals there is a disconnect between managers and employees, including differences in leadership, productivity, and expectations between the two groups, as well as how each sees each other.

As per the company’s 2023 Manager Effectiveness Report, productivity tracking software such as webcam surveillance or data from apps like Slack and Microsoft Teams is ineffective and even damaging.

15Five surveyed 1,000 employees and 1,000 managers across the United States on productivity tracking, manager effectiveness and training, and career growth and development

More than one third of managers responded that monitoring had no impact, one-fourth said that it led to employees looking for a new job, and 20 percent acted out or sabotaged the company

The research reinforces the pressing need for greater communication and transparency between managers and employees.

Productivity tracking has no impact on employee performance

While most managers (68 percent) think productivity tracking software improves performance, nearly threequarters of employees (72 percent) think it either diminishes performance or has no impact. Twenty-four percent of employees said it improves well-being compared to 45 percent of managers…

Read more at:https://www.peoplematters.in/article/leadership/whats-fuellingmanager-mistrust-36722