Motivate employees by getting out of their way

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Motivate employees by getting out of their way

A new study of 3.5 million employees by attitude research company, Sirota Survey Intelligence has revealed that workers are more productive when their bosses keep out of their way.

Over three-quarters of employees questioned at companies around the world revealed that the obstacles their management throw at them, such as excessive bureaucracy, blame-placing, lack of input into and delays in decision making, interfere with their ability to get their work done quickly and efficiently. Key obstacles include:

Excessive bureaucracy – 62%
More attention to placing blame than solving problems – 59%
Inconsistent management decisions – 57%
Wasted time and effort – 56%
Lack of input into decision making – 56%
Delays in making decisions – 51%

Dr David Sirota, chairman emeritus of Sirota Survey Intelligence, comments: “People come to work, to work. Unfortunately, they often find conditions that block high performance, such as excessive bureaucracy burying them in paperwork and slowing decision making to a crawl. Or, they work in an atmosphere where management is consumed with finger-pointing, rather than cooperative problem-solving. Management doesn’t have to motivate employees
to perform – it has to help employees perform, which in many cases means getting out of the way.”

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