Employees trust their colleagues – but not their bosses

Employee engagement in the UK is disturbingly low and lack of trust in management is a key factor

According to the 2010 Infogroup Perspectives survey, there are a number of pressing employee motivation issues at UK businesses that are a cause for concern - including a lack of trust in management staff.

The new study showed that while employees feel challenged and motivated by their work, they also feel that leadership and motivation is lacking.

Commenting on the Infogroup study, Rebecca Kearley, from the Chartered Management Institute, said: "A positive result from the survey was that the UK feel supported by their colleagues."

"[However], UK employees also feel that poor performance is not effectively dealt with in their organisation," she added.

Listening, empowering, respect, having self-confidence and nurturing staff were all skills that she deemed important for managers attempting to boost staff engagement.

Helium writer and employment expert Gabby Bugwadia recently claimed that leadership and motivation needs to be tailored to individuals and their needs.