Flexible management 'maintains employee motivation'

Date: 01/09/2010

Leadership and motivation at firms that took a flexible approach to dealing with the impact of the recession is higher than at firms which used more stringent measures, it has been claimed.

According to new research conducted by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) and Management Today, employers who have been hard hit by the recession have experienced a marked decrease in employee motivation.

The two firms surveyed some 5,000 employees for their second annual Index of Leadership Trust and found that office closures and involuntary redundancies resulted in a huge dint in worker morale.

Penny de Valk, chief executive of ILM, said: "It is clear that the actions of senior managers are scrutinised to a far greater extent during times of crisis, and major cuts are often seen as the direct result of poor management."

She suggested that if employee motivation is to be maintained, managers need to be trusted.

Recently, employment and technology expert Kristine Harper told Reuters that firms facing financial constraints can use flexible working as a means of boosting employee motivation.

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