Poor leadership and motivation leads almost 30% staff to quit jobs, says report

Date: 21/12/2010

Bad leadership and motivation has driven 28 per cent of staff to quit their job, according to a new study.

The report, by bank First Direct, showed that poor leadership causes a lack of employee motivation in almost 50 per cent of cases, loss of productivity (28 per cent) and five per cent of workers to take sick leave in an effort to avoid their bosses.

Approachability was rated as the most important quality in a boss, rated by 83 per cent of workers. Following this were good communication skills (82 per cent), being a good leader (80 per cent) and respecting staff as individuals (76 per cent).

Paul Say, First Direct's head of marketing, said: "When it comes to fostering British creativity at work, it seems many managers are holding back the true potential of their staff.

"But valuing workers as individuals and embracing their creativity can make all the difference."

The importance of good leadership was emphasised in a report published this week by Roffey Park, which said that strong leadership, good planning, a consistent process and a strong business strategy was most important when bosses are handling redundancies.

Posted by Elizabeth Mewes 

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