Recession Brings, 'I Don't Trust My Boss' Stage

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By Staff

Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 16:28

I hate my boss, is the most common of the annunciations that one gets to hear from a friend, co-workers or even the spouse. But to slack it up a bit, the workers have something new against their bosses and that is they don't trust them anymore.

At least one third of British workers say that they don't trust their senior managers, especially, after the country hit-the-recession-phase, while many were sweetly shown the doors, the seniors heads have been somebody not to be trusted.

A survey that was conducted by the Leadership and Management (ILM), the research has suggested that managers at larger companies trigger the least trust. However, ironically the workers have begun to trust the line managers more than their bosses.

The report suggested that as the country hit recession, while many hidden scandals surfaced many employees the trust level hit its lowest point and thus the local and national government bosses are considered to the last person to trust.

Contrarily, the survey also interestingly found that the workers in charity and retail were still more trusting of their managers. Further, the study went onto show that workers want their chief executives to show more ability and integrity, while line managers were expected to demonstrate understanding and fairness.

ILM has claimed that their study has shown that high-up management is required to do more to win the trust of their employees. "Teams are more effective in a trusting environment, and people work better and harder if they trust their leaders," Sky News quoted Penny De Valk, ILM's chief executive, as saying.

She added: "For leaders, being good at their job is simply not enough anymore. The more senior you are, the more gap between what you say and what you do... is amplified."

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