At a time when organizations are struggling to "do more with less," the study revealed a discrepancy between leadership expectations and management behavior. Almost 60% of all managers believe that no more than 1 in 5 of their employees consistently perform at a 'go
to' level. The percentage of employees managers consider performing at "go-to" levels on a consistent basis:
<5 %: 8 %
10 %: 20 %
20 %: 30 %
30 %: 15 %
40 %: 8 %
>50 %: 6 %
Don't know: 13 %
10 %: 20 %
20 %: 30 %
30 %: 15 %
40 %: 8 %
>50 %: 6 %
Don't know: 13 %
Additionally, the study revealed that almost half of these managers believe some employees have more potential than others and use that belief to give job assignments to a select few.
With respect to developing employee potential, which of the following best describes the prevailing belief of management at your organization?
- 34 percent believe everyone is capable of performing at higher levels, and their job is to provide growth opportunities to all.
- 47 percent believe some employees have more potential than others, and their job is to identify the ones who have potential and invest in that population.
- 15 percent don't have one prevailing belief system.
- 4 percent don't know.
This indicates most managers believe their job is to identify the employees they believe have potential and invest in them. "The reality is that most managers make assignments based on predictable....
...continued here in volume 1 issue 3 of GrayMatter.
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