Businesses require better management.

Business support groups in Lincolnshire are calling for better management following new research revealing half of workers have resigned over bad management.


A survey of 3,000 adults showed 50 per cent of workers would be prepared to take a pay cut if they could work with better management.

Meanwhile, a similar number believed they could do a better job than their boss.

The research, courtesy of the Chartered Management Institute, also revealed firms across the UK invested less in management than overseas competitors.

The report said many bosses described themselves as “accidental managers”, with no leadership training or ambition to manage people at all.

In response to the survey, the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce has defended the proletariat workforce, describing them as the most valuable asset to any organisation. Chief executive Simon Beardsley said workers were the heart of most businesses.

“One would hope managers would value individuals when evaluating them,” he said.

“The companies that recognise their employees are more likely to get a better result thanks to the loyalty and value employees give back.”

Mr Beardsley also explained there had been recent examples of employees taking pay cuts to preserve their working relationship with management.

“When working for a company or management where the circumstances fit your own lifestyle, the pay becomes secondary to the enjoyment of work,” he said.

Meanwhile, Michael Self, Lincolnshire Regional Organiser for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said: “Many FSB members actually started their own businesses because they were dissatisfied with their previous bosses.

“It is a shame more specific management training doesn’t always accompany promotions.

“Management is a skill that can be learned and an investment in management training can pay off in improved efficiency and staff satisfaction.”