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Management Services Winter 2012
Productivity News
Employee confidence in UK leaders at ‘rock bottom’
A recent study by Orion Partners based on a poll of 2000 UK workers, revealed a damning employee assessment of today’s business leaders and their leadership style.
24% of employees indicated the leader of their current organisation was ‘brain-fried’
It found that employee confidence in UK leaders appears to be at rock-bottom. Just 4.8% of UK workers believe that their leaders were leading in an entirely ‘brain-friendly’ manner. Neuroscience research, applied by Orion to leadership development, reveals brain-friendly leadership is critical in driving workforce
engagement, high performance and overall success. Twenty-four per cent of employees indicated the leader of their current organisation was entirely ‘brain-fried’. Totally brain-fried leaders are over- stressed, poor communicators, and lack empathy with their employees. Jan Hills, the partner responsible for talent and leadership at Orion, stated “In this tough economic climate, leaders need to maximise the productivity of their employees.
Commission assesses changing nature of work in the UK
In early 2012, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation convened the Flexible Work Commission, bringing together employers, recruiters, think tanks and academics to assess the changing nature of work in the UK. The Commission, chaired by David Frost CBE, former Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, has spent the past nine months speaking to employers across the UK about their views on, and approach to, flexibility. The report suggests that adopting less traditional workplace structures could help organisations in both the public and private sectors reduce
absenteeism, improve morale and productivity and help them attract and keep top talent. The report indicates that managers and leaders play a pivotal role in unlocking the potential of a diverse range of work flexibility options. It is known from recently published research that public sector managers are more likely to have access to flexible working options than their private sector counterparts (81% compared to 62%) and they see this as a highly valued benefit.
The report can be viewed at
www.rec.
uk.com/_uploads/documents/rec-flexible-work- commission-report.pdf.
Singapore needs to improve productivity
Trade and Industry Minister of State Teo Ser Luck said Singapore’s productivity decline is reflective of the slowing economy. Speaking in Parliament Mr Teo said that as business activites slow, companies tend not to adjust their workforce immediately due to the cost of
hiring and firing workers. Mr Teo stated “We need to restructure our economy to move up the productivity chain; companies need to also review their reliance on manpower; and workers need to upgrade themselves continuously to take on higher value- added jobs.”
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