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SPOTLIGHT ON MANAGER TRAINING
The role of managers is evolving, but is
management training keeping up? Research from
recruitment firm Robert Walters shows 44 per cent
of managers in Australia and New Zealand have
not received training to carry out manager duties.
Of 2000 managers surveyed, 32 per cent
admitted feeling under-supported. A further
20 per cent felt overwhelmed and overworked,
and 26 per cent felt like imposters in their role.
Just 22 per cent said they felt empowered
and supported in their managerial role. This
sentiment is occurring at a time when
43 per cent of employees would leave a job
due to poor leadership.
“Modern managers now face the challenges
of remote management, a greater emphasis
on mental health and the presence of Gen Z
in the workplace. It becomes a daunting task
to train someone to effectively handle all these
complexities,” says Shay Peters, CEO of Robert
Walters Australia and New Zealand.
“Managers are one of the primary reasons
your employees will stay or leave an organisation
— companies need to do everything they can
in the way of training and support to ensure
their managers are the absolute best to work
with and for.”
Access the research
HYBRID WORK MODEL EVOLVES?
Zoom researchers asked almost 1900 knowledge workers which workplace model they would consider in
a new employer. The largest percentage considered flexibility a top priority. Here are the global findings:
Remote from anywhere
36%
Flextime hybrid
25%
In office
25%
Scheduled hybrid
23%
Remote from home
22%
Outcome-based hybrid
12%
Rotational hybrid
12%
Role-based hybrid
12%
Location-based hybrid
9%
Read the report
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