As a business leader, you hear the impact of Tone at the Top on company culture and whether employees want to stay. However, do you know your Mood in the Middle?
The mood of your middle managers has a direct impact on employee engagement, productivity, & turnover. A negative relationship between a manager and employee is one of the top reasons why employees quit.
With organizations experiencing talent shortages and reorganizations, there is a primary focus on meeting daily needs and doing more. Managers become burned out or demotivated, which impacts their communication with team members.
Also, many managers are promoted based on their performance as individual contributors and have limited experience, tools, or techniques to drive consistent employee performance and productivity. Managers become overwhelmed by confused or frustrated employees and missed project deadlines.
And, as work environments experience significant changes and uncertainty, there is a greater need for managers to connect, inspire, and support their teams through these times and balance wellbeing.
Investing in your managers’ development and providing tools to navigate through our evolving workplace is critical to your overall culture and level of engagement. And, organizations with engaged employees experience 18% higher productivity and 21% lower turnover.
To learn more about creating an engaged company culture through your middle leaders, schedule a 30-minute complimentary virtual Strategy Session to discuss and create an actionable item.
