Swiss executives: less harmony and more expertise

SWISS EXECUTIVES have an acute need to catch up, particularly in terms of communication and professional competence. This is shown by the current study "Switzerland leads?!", which gets to the bottom of leadership behavior in Swiss companies. The study does reveal clear differences between the respondents. For example, managers are significantly more optimistic about their own behavior compared to how employees perceive them. But the study also shows that the survey participants are in agreement on key points: Employees and managers agree on the question of why leadership fails: Managers do not communicate openly and honestly with employees. The opinion is shared by 58 % of employees and 68 % of managers. Open communication is a critical success factor.Leadership too far removed from value creationThere is also agreement that a lack of professional competence is very often responsible for poor leadership, and that the manager knows too little about the work of the team. The tendency: managers support their teams less and less professionally. While just under 72 % of employees are convinced that their manager needs them to do their job, conversely only 23 % need their manager: and only 29 % of managers assume that their employees need their support.Other results:- 62 % of employees in Swiss companies have already resigned because of their manager.- Leadership has an influence: 78 % of employees are convinced that their manager(s) has a high influence on their job satisfaction.- The difference between how managers see themselves and how others see them is enormous: for example, 84 % of managers believe they give their employees feedback on their performance, but only 28 % of employees perceive this.The study "Switzerland leads?!" is available for download in German, English and French at the following link: www.information-factory.com/Schweiz-fuehrt.