“42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.”
Steven Wright
Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world.
Some intuitive and some not….what do you think?
1. A 2013 Gallup-Hathaway Well-Being Index survey (303,625 working adults–66,010 part-time) found that 54 percent of part-time workers in the U.S. were more likely to be diagnosed with depression than their full-time counterparts. About 10.8% of all full-time workers will be diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives causing 4.6 days of absenteeism compared to 7 days for part-timers.
2. What’s different about the brain of a transformational or visionary leader? Published research in the Leadership Quarterly, shows that the brain patterns of leaders who are rated as being highly transformational (e.g., inspirational, visionary, charismatic, and leads each follower as unique individuals) could be differentiated by their followers from those leaders rated as less transformational quantitative electroencephalogram (qEEG). The findings show greater brain complexity in high inspirational/visionary leaders in comparison to low inspirational/visionary leaders.
Specifically, qEEG was used to develop and validate a way to classify individuals according to their transformational leadership behavior. Resting, eyes closed EEG was recorded from 19 scalp locations for 200 civilian and military leaders. In the study, the team also assessed follower or peer perceptions of transformational leadership through the use of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ). The resulting discriminant analysis was 92.5 percent accurate in its classification of transformational leaders.
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compared to males they directly supervised (based on a survey of over 40,000 managers in 36 countries). The study ranked the U.S. 9th out of 36 countries in gender egalitarianism (bosses in low-egalitarian countries in the Middle East and Asia tend to be harsher when evaluating females e.g., in China women are expected to be both homemaker and breadwinner while those in higher-egalitarian countries (e.g., Denmark, Sweden, & the Netherlands) tend to view men and women more as equals.
4. According to a continuing study by Georgetown University and the Thunderbird School of Global Management, 96 percent of employees have been treated rudely at the office and 50 percent say it happens at least once a week. Additionally, 26 percent of employees say they have quit a job because of “a lack of civility.â€
5. According to the 2013 Monster.com’s U.S. Workforce Talent Survey of 6,000 job seekers who were currently working full or part-time, the top employer provided values that motivates talent today include: 1) Use of Skills (97%); 1) Enjoyment of Work (97%); 1) Respect and Appreciation (97%); 2) Salary (96%); 3) Job Security (95%); 4) Supervisory Practices (92%); 5) Training (91%); 5) Performance Feedback (91%); 6) Leadership (89%); 7) Paid Time Off (87%); 8) Career Advancement (85%); 9) Involved Decisions (81%);Â 10) Corporate Culture (75%); 11) Bonuses (64%); and 12) Work from home (40%).
6. A recent survey by OfficeTeam, more than one-third of workers (39%) reported they prefer on-site and instructor led training programs and only 25% indicated they prefer learning from online courses, books or other reference materials.
7. Do you want your boss’s job? Well, new research from OfficeTeam indicates few talent today do. More than three-quarters (76%) of talent said they had no interest in the assuming the role even if it was available to them. 65% reported they didn’t think they could really do a better job either.
8. According to a new study by the Center for Talent Innovation, a non-profit research organization in New York, being perceived as leadership material is essential to being promoted into leadership positions. In fact, the 268 senior executives surveyed said “executive presence†counts for 26% of what it takes to get promoted.
9. Work-family conflict is not the problem. Overwork is. According to new research by Drs. Irene Padavic (Florida State University) and Robin Ely (Harvard), work-family conflict doesn’t do a good job of explaining why women quit or failed to make partner. Their findings suggest that the heart of this problem is an organizational culture of overwork.
10. A 2012 poll of 1,000 Americans by Weber Shandwick and Powell Tate/KRC found that about 67% of those surveyed believed that rudeness is a major problem that has increased and affected interactions at work and in the community. Reports of cyberbullying was perceived to double from 9% in 2011 to 18% in 2012. Christine Porath, Ph.D., of Georgetown University, and Christine Pearson, Ph.D., of the Thunderbird School of Global Management reported in a 2011 survey that 50% of all employees reported being treated rudely at least once a week — up from just a quarter in 1998.
Back to research some new talent development facts….Be well….
Ken Nowack
Kenneth Nowack, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist (PSY13758) and President & Chief Research Officer/Co-Founder of Envisia Learning, is a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. Ken also serves as the Associate Editor of Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. His recent book Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It is available for free for a limited time by signing up for free blog updates (Learn more at our website)
