Only 10% of bosses tackle low employee motivation, says study

Date: 08/12/2010

Employee motivation and disengagement is not tackled by bosses, according to a new study.

A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit revealed that although businesses in Europe and the Middle East see employee disengagement as a problem, only ten per cent said that they take action to deal with it.

Research by consultants Hay Group suggests that up to 30 per cent of variances in businesses is down to the different environments created by managers.

And yet many of the businesses discuss staff disengagement at board meetings in an effort to improve their workers' morale, despite the wealth of advice available to help bosses increase motivation.

A Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) study showed that workers with a sense of shared purpose were motivated to provide services on time, compared to just 11 per cent of those without a shared vision.

The research also revealed a direct link between this and staff morale – as 84 per cent working with a clear shared purpose were engaged, compared to just 32 per cent without.

Posted by Elizabeth Mewes 

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