Magic in the Room #85: Three Takeaways for 2022 from the State of the Global Workplace Survey with Bob Schooley
January 18, 2022
70% of an employee’s experience is tied to their relationship with their supervisor or manager and other facts you need to know from Gallup’s 2021 State of the Global Workplace survey.
Every year Gallup publishes a report about the workplace. 2021’s report gave us a lot to think about and some critical areas to focus on in 2022. In this episode of Magic in the Room, Chris, Luke, and guest Bob Schooley discuss three key takeaways from the State of the Global Workplace: 2021 Report by Gallup.
Research in this episode:
The research in this episode comes from the State of the Global Workplace: 2021 Report by Gallup
- 70% of an employee’s experience is tied to their relationship with their supervisor or manager
- 82% of the time companies fail to choose the candidate with the right talents to be an effective manager.
- Only 31% of managers strongly agree that someone at work encourages their development.
- Managers also report higher levels of stress, burnout and physical well being then the people they manage.
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