Employee engagement 'shows increased importance of line managers'
Date: 03/02/2010
The importance of team building conferences with direct managers is greater than ever, according to a new survey.
This week, Best Companies announced the results of one of the largest employee engagement surveys in the world, concluding that 90 per cent of staff employed by three-star - or top ranked - companies felt that their manager cares about their job satisfaction.
Jonathan Austin, the chief executive officer and founder of Best Companies, said: "An engaged workforce is essential as organisations move out of the recession and into a more stable economic situation.
"This year's survey also underlines the important role managers have in keeping their team productive and motivated."
He added that for the first time in ten years of this research study, employees have cited their manager as a more important factor in engagement and team building conferences than the overall leader and senior management.
Best Companies, when assessing its namesakes, judges them on such things as leadership, management, personal growth, teamwork, employee benefits and wellbeing.
Posted by Jo Morgan
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