WESTWOOD, Mass., Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Predictive Index, LLC today released the results of a survey of workers exploring the traits of good, great and bad managers. The Predictive Index 2018 People Management Survey collected responses from 5,104 workers—the largest-ever survey of its kind. Respondents represented 22 industries, and they revealed traits of managers by generation, gender and industry. To read the full report, visit https://www.predictiveindex.com/management-survey-2018/.

The Predictive Index survey concludes that bad managers tend to lack traits associated with self-awareness or emotional intelligence. For example, they play favorites (57 percent), badmouth colleagues (54 percent), and they are keenly interested in proving themselves right (52 percent). The most frequently cited trait of poor managers is failing to set clear expectations (58 percent).

At the other end of the continuum, great managers are reported to have a strong work ethic (82 percent), be honest (80 percent), and be confident (79 percent). A sense of humor is important (79 percent) and a similar percentage of great managers are viewed as having a positive attitude.

“Great people managers are at the heart of any businesses talent strategy,” said Mike Zani, CEO of The Predictive Index. “That’s why we wanted to gain insights about the managers who inspire employees and, conversely, push their best employees away. Engaged workers are every businesses’ most important asset. Knowing what those people want in a manager makes work better for everyone.”

Additional Survey Highlights

More interesting findings are below.

Manager quality directly impacts employee engagement.

Millennials score slightly better as people managers than other generations.

Women and men match up evenly as managers.

Feedback is critically important.

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Survey Methodology

The Predictive Index created the survey instrument and opened the survey to respondents in June 2018. It included three major sections asking respondents questions about their work experience, asking them to select words and phrases that described their manager from a list of 105 unique traits, and asking about respondents’ and managers’ demographics. From the original pool of 5,103 respondents, The Predictive Index excluded 767 partial responses and 95 invalid responses. The final sample included 4,273 respondents from 22 industries. The report assesses how the respondent pool stacked up against the overall mix of workers in the US economy as reported by the US Department of Labor (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, 2016 analysis).

Industries represented include agriculture, construction, education, finance, government, healthcare and social assistance, leisure and hospitality, manufacturing, professional and business services, retail, technology, transportation and warehousing, and wholesale trade.

About The Predictive Index

The Predictive Index gives companies a solution that allows them to develop and execute people strategies that support their business strategies. PI provides a framework, training and software to assess jobs, hire the best people, understand what drives their behavior at work, and keep them inspired. Learn how we empower managers at more than 6,500 organizations to cultivate an engaged, productive workforce at https://www.predictiveindex.com.

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Nicky Enberg Vaz
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