Ummm, what are we doing this year?: big disconnect between managers and staff; If the boss has a plan, one-third of empoyees don’t know what it is.
February 19, 2014 Leave a comment
Fiona Smith Columnist
Ummm, what are we doing this year?: big disconnect between managers and staff discovered
Published 12 February 2014 12:23, Updated 13 February 2014 08:57
If the boss has a plan, one-third of empoyees don’t know what it is.
A survey taken last week finds that 83 per cent of leaders and managers claim to have a business plan for 2014, but only 66 per cent of employees agree.
The survey was conducted by Leadership Management Australasia and its CEO, Andrew Henderson, says it is concerning that one-third of employees says their organisations have started the new work year without a plan.
“In these uncertain economic times, failing to plan is in effect planning to fail,” he says.
Clearly communicating the goals, direction and vision is a key part of getting people to execute the plan.
“Leaders have to ‘walk the talk’ with their plans,” Henderson says.
Organisations that were shrinking or just surviving are more likely to be lacking a business plan for the year.
The survey of 400 people shows 83 per cent of leaders and managers claim to have a business plan for 2014, compared with just 66 per cent of non-managerial/supervisory employees.
When there is and acknowledged plan, the leaders may have done better with it than they think. Around 70 per cent of leaders think they have communicated the plan well, compared with 79 per cent of the people they manage.
Again, 70 per cent of leaders think people understand their role in helping the organisation fulfil the plan well, compared with 87 per cent of the employees.
However, leaders have more faith in the plan than the people they lead, with 89 per cent of leaders confident that it supports the achievement of the organisation’s overall objectives and priorities, compared with 79 per cent of their employees.
The Leadership Employment and Direction (L.E.A.D.) Survey is part of an ongoing 14-year monitor of workplace trends.
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