What percent of managers don’t recognize their employees? Would you guess 25 percent? What about 50?
Nope, a full 74 percent of leaders don’t recognize their employees for one reason or another. Some of these folks strongly believe that employees don’t need recognition—but are motivated only by pay. Some of them feel they don’t have time to recognize, while others are worried that jealousies will arise if they recognize one team member and not another. Not surprisingly, our research shows this group of managers have less productive teams than their recognizing peers.
Worst of all among those managers who don’t recognize is those who are actually negative about appreciation. One third of all managers fall into that category.
I’ve asked leadership groups if they know some of these managers, those who shouldn’t be allowed be allowed to play with other children. Many people laugh and heads start bobbing like oil wells on the Texas prairie.
These Negatives may have been great individual contributors, but that doesn’t mean we should allow them to lead others. The great organizations we work with promote not based on seniority, skills or education, but on a person’s aptitude to inspire their workforce.
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