Do you appreciate your managers enough?

Do you ever consider the value of your managers? Those unsung heroes in your organisation whose day to day activities are helping to get your business ahead of the competition. Or are they? Research from 2012 showed that 43% of staff rated their managers as ineffective, which suggests a huge opportunity for improvement. In fact, according to the research conducted by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, UK businesses are losing a staggering 19 billion pound per year of working hours due to poor management.

Most of us are familiar with the outputs of a highly engaged workforce, like increased productivity & profitability and less risk of talent drain, as well as the many other benefits that could give your business a competitive edge over your less engaged competition. We know that you have countless opportunities to measure employee engagement, but the real challenge is figuring out how you can drive it up.

When you analyse the research about engagement, certain themes come up over and over again. We have summarised these into 7 key drivers below: