Studies often show a disconnect between managers and employees, and yet the relationship between the two is vital to job satisfaction and retention — two high priorities for HR.
Employers that want to improve employees’ performance can start by developing better managers. A Human Capital Institute study shows that managers are often sent out into the workplace ill-equipped to oversee others, and that few have the know-how or tools needed to lead successfully. What’s more, less than half of HR managers in the study said that employers are investing enough in management development. As the human capital specialist, HR can lead the change in setting managers and workers on converging paths and seeing that managers get the training they need.
