Comments on: Holidays for management ‘could boost motivation’ http://www.hrreview.co.uk/articles/hrreview-articles/hr-strategy-practice/holidays-for-management-could-boost-motivation/3199 Your latest HR News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:57:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mitch Williamson http://www.hrreview.co.uk/articles/hrreview-articles/hr-strategy-practice/holidays-for-management-could-boost-motivation/3199/comment-page-1#comment-508 Mitch Williamson Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:26:15 +0000 http://www.hrreview.co.uk/uncategorized/holidays-for-management-could-boost-motivation/3199#comment-508 Very Cynical Peter, what type of workplace gives you these opinons? This may happen in your place of work, maybe you need a holiday or have a poor manager! I would be surprised if it happened in most workplaces. I personally would think productivity would go down slightly when the Manager is absent, whilst the cats away the mice will play springs to mind. I think the point of all this touches on the fact that there is not enough multiskilling or Managers have not set up correct procedures to allow them to be away from the office. Delegate and communicate is the way forward. Very Cynical Peter, what type of workplace gives you these opinons? This may happen in your place of work, maybe you need a holiday or have a poor manager! I would be surprised if it happened in most workplaces. I personally would think productivity would go down slightly when the Manager is absent, whilst the cats away the mice will play springs to mind. I think the point of all this touches on the fact that there is not enough multiskilling or Managers have not set up correct procedures to allow them to be away from the office. Delegate and communicate is the way forward.

]]> By: peter@hunter-consultants.co.uk http://www.hrreview.co.uk/articles/hrreview-articles/hr-strategy-practice/holidays-for-management-could-boost-motivation/3199/comment-page-1#comment-499 peter@hunter-consultants.co.uk Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:22:24 +0000 http://www.hrreview.co.uk/uncategorized/holidays-for-management-could-boost-motivation/3199#comment-499 Of course managers having time off will increase motivation, but not in the way this article suggests. 95% of employees who leave their jobs do so because of the way that they were treated by their manager. The problem is that managers have no idea that it is their behaviour that is having this effect on their workforce because even after they have left workers will still not tell their manager the truth because they still want to get a reference from him. For most of the workforce the only time in the year when they get any relief from continual bullying and humiliation is when their manager takes time off. So yes, force the mangers to take more time off, even pay for their holidays because the increase in performance when they are not there will more than pay for their holiday. The managers who say that they cannot afford to take the time off are a bit more savvy. They know that if they take time off production will go through the roof and some very awkward questions will be asked about why this always happens when they are away. They have no idea why this happens or what to change to change the effect that they have on the workforce, so they find it much easier not to take time off then production will stay poor all of the time and no awkward questions will be asked. Absolutely, force management to take more holidays. The effect on the level of motivation of their workforces will be massive. Peter A Hunter www.breakingthemould.co.uk Of course managers having time off will increase motivation, but not in the way this article suggests.
95% of employees who leave their jobs do so because of the way that they were treated by their manager.
The problem is that managers have no idea that it is their behaviour that is having this effect on their workforce because even after they have left workers will still not tell their manager the truth because they still want to get a reference from him.

For most of the workforce the only time in the year when they get any relief from continual bullying and humiliation is when their manager takes time off.
So yes, force the mangers to take more time off, even pay for their holidays because the increase in performance when they are not there will more than pay for their holiday.

The managers who say that they cannot afford to take the time off are a bit more savvy.
They know that if they take time off production will go through the roof and some very awkward questions will be asked about why this always happens when they are away.
They have no idea why this happens or what to change to change the effect that they have on the workforce, so they find it much easier not to take time off then production will stay poor all of the time and no awkward questions will be asked.

Absolutely, force management to take more holidays. The effect on the level of motivation of their workforces will be massive.

Peter A Hunter
http://www.breakingthemould.co.uk

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