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What are the things employees want from their managers ?

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Question added by Khaled Anwar , Senior Sales Engineer , "Automotive company''
Date Posted: 2015/05/13
Georges Aref Chaoul
by Georges Aref Chaoul , Business Unit Director - Consumer Services , Kaizen Asset Management Services

Fully agree with all Above, I would like to add knowledge and experience sharing.    Thank You.

Mohammad Amirul Amin Abdullah
by Mohammad Amirul Amin Abdullah , Process Engineer & Loss Control Engineer , CJ Bio Malaysia Sdn Bhd

A manager to work with, not to work for. A manager who complaint directly to you for your performance, but not uttering it up in front of other department

Vicent Ddamba
by Vicent Ddamba , Driver. , United Nations

Motivation

Recognition

Career development

Respect

Appreciation

Cooperation

Honesty

 

Guidance

Nasir Hussain
by Nasir Hussain , Sales And Marketing Manager , Pakistan Pharmaceutical Products Pvt. Ltd.

Agreed with the experts............ no need to add more to the topic.

Rameez Tariq
by Rameez Tariq , trinee engineer electrical , ATS Synthetic pvt (Ltd

Employee wants the management look own every time. because management decide how to control problems

Emad Mohammed said abdalla
by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company

  1. Honesty.90% say they want honesty and integrity from their manager. Lies and secrets are the biggest killers to credibility.
  2. Fairness.89% want their manager to be fair and to hold all employees accountable to the same standards.
  3. Trust. More than86% want to trust—and be trusted by—their manager.
  4. Respect.84% want to respect—and be respected by—their manager.
  5. Dependability.81% say they want to be able to count on their manager when needed.
  6. Collaboration.77% want to be a part of their manager's team and be asked to contribute ideas and solutions. Shutting employees out will shut them up—and send them shipping out.
  7. Genuineness.76% want their manager to be a genuine person. Employees sometimes spend more time with their boss than with their families—they don't want a phony.
  8. Appreciation.74% want their manager to appreciate them for who they are and what they do. When was the last time you handed out a "Thank you!” or "Great job!” to employees?
  9. Responsiveness.74% want their manager to listen, understand and respond. Be a sponge, not a brick wall. 

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

9 things they crave

  1. Honesty.90% say they want honesty and integrity from their manager. Lies and secrets are the biggest killers to credibility.
  2. Fairness.89% want their manager to be fair and to hold all employees accountable to the same standards.
  3. Trust. More than86% want to trust—and be trusted by—their manager.
  4. Respect.84% want to respect—and be respected by—their manager.
  5. Dependability.81% say they want to be able to count on their manager when needed.
  6. Collaboration.77% want to be a part of their manager's team and be asked to contribute ideas and solutions. Shutting employees out will shut them up—and send them shipping out.
  7. Genuineness.76% want their manager to be a genuine person. Employees sometimes spend more time with their boss than with their families—they don't want a phony.
  8. Appreciation.74% want their manager to appreciate them for who they are and what they do. When was the last time you handed out a "Thank you!” or "Great job!” to employees?
  9. Responsiveness.74% want their manager to listen, understand and respond. Be a sponge, not a brick wall.

5 things they don't need

While it's important to know what your employees need, it is just as vital to understand what they don't want from their manager. Among the survey's somewhat surprising findings:

  1. Friendship. Only3% want their manager to be a friend. As in parenting, it's more important to be a leader, mentor and example than a buddy.
  2. Conversation. Only14% want to have interesting conversations with their manager.
  3. TLC.24% say they want their manager to "care for them.” That doesn't mean you have to be cold and detached, but most employees aren't looking for a best friend in their boss.
  4. Emotional support.25% want emotional support from their manager. Employees typically look for that among co-workers rather than a boss.
  5. Cheerfulness. Only28% want a cheerful or happy manager. They'd rather respect you than like you.

1. Respect. 2. Listening to their concerns. 3. Teamwork

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