What’s the biggest decision that leaders make? According to Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO, of Gallup, Inc., the answer is something that most business schools don’t teach. It’s who you name manager.
“When you name the wrong person manager, nothing fixes that bad decision,” says Clifton. “No compensation, no benefits – nothing.”
Clifton’s comments appear in the introduction to Gallup’s 2013 State of the American Workplace Report, a study showing only 30% of employees are engaged and inspired at work—and blaming poor managers for the majority of the problem.
So what’s the “state of your workplace”? How are your managers engaging and inspiring your staff? Today’s takeaway is one you don’t have to go to school for. It’s easy. Managers matter.
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