Managers suffer ‘bleak’ work lives
Research among 1,000 managers painted a “bleak” picture of bigger workloads, more ill-health and low levels of job satisfaction.
The Chartered Institute of Management said its study also showed a number of “negative” management styles had emerged over the past few years, including overly bureaucratic or authoritarian.
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Hide AdThe problems were holding back economic growth, hitting productivity and leading to business decline, the report warned.
Most of the managers questioned said their organisation had been restructured in the past year, while almost half had seen compulsory redundancies.