Management | Fifth of HR would leave job over poor leadership

A fifth (21%) of HR business partners, HR managers and other sector-specific professionals would consider leaving their job because of poor leadership, new research has found.

Yet, Randstad’s poll of almost 9,000 employees across the UK found that HR is not the only department suffering from poor quality management. Almost a quarter (24%) of customer service advisors and sales managers said that they would leave their current job because of poor leadership.

Ruth Jacobs, Managing Director at Randstad Business Solutions said that having a bad manager can severely impact an employee’s working life.

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“My advice to HR professionals is, when you’re going for a job interview, don’t be afraid to ask your new boss directly what their preferred management style is. How does it fit with your preferred style? And, if you have more than one interviewer, watch how the hiring manager interacts with their colleagues,” she said.