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Poll: Is your boss honest?
November 1st, 2009, 12:00 pm · 7 Comments · posted by Jan Norman, small-business columnist
Is your boss honest? Take our poll then see what others said.
When Harris Interactive asked that question, 53% of U.S. workers said “no.” In addition, two-thirds said their boss isn’t loyal and a 
fourth distrust their employer’s honesty about their job security.
A factor that may be in play in this survey is that “honesty is more than truth or lies,” according to Steven Gaffney, author of Honesty Works!
Or how about the conclusion of a recent study conducted by North Carolina State University that bosses who treat their employees with “honesty, kindness and respect” will succeed?
A kind person may be dishonest, but it’s interesting that in the workplace many employees think the traits go hand in hand.
The Harris survey of almost 1,147 U.S. adults working full- or part-time was done in early October for Adecco, a global human resources company.
Other findings in the Harris/Adecco survey:
- 61% wouldn’t want their boss’ job
- 87% say their boss is as accessible now as when the recession started
- 89% say their relationship with the boss is important to their job satisfaction.
“Good or bad economy, how employees feel about their work life is very much dependent on their relationship with their boss,” said Bernadette Kenny, chief career officer at Adecco Group North America. “Increasingly difficult jobs require impactful managers who lead by example and create the best possible environment for their staff.”
Adecco’s advice for bosses:
- Encourage open dialogue
- Exhibit loyalty
- Communicate opportunities
- Improve morale
Click here to read Adecco’s press release about the survey.
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Yes. Too honest. He blindly follows senior management direction right over a cliff.
Sometimes to the detriment to the bottom line, he refuses to keep prices up when costs go down…
Perhaps surprisinglly, he may be under pressure by ownership to reduce pricing. I was a VP at a company (no longer in business - I left before they went down) where the owner thought that lowering the cost of the product somehow would just automatically increase sales.
Not surprisingly, the Director of Sales had this viewpoint and would consistently argue with the owner to decrease pricing over my objections. He and his sales group made plenty of dough that wasn’t retained by the company. When things got tight, the company didn’t have enough reserves. The sales staff left for richer ground when they couldn’t make $100K+/yr.; the rest of the staff was eventually dismissed, and the owner lost everything..
sounds like a big time problem, and maybe not that uncommon. never knew it, but maybe there’s such a thing as TOO “honest”, at least in pricing. I think the key is (just a hunch), know your market / customers and what they’re willing to pay.
“Honest” is a bit broad. I think a better question to ask is: Does your boss have good morals? Is he ethical?
If your boss lies to you, get a new job - that’s total BS.
The people I work for give straight talk and I do the same. People will get found out otherwise and whom you can trust. It does not mean people won’t squirm with there is an error. People with integrity will work together to resolve issues and not attack each other. Example, how many aircraft would fly if there was not some straight talking engineers and mangement? The space shuttle disaster was
small problem turned large. How about our military people if they could not deal with straight talking defense contractors? We would be in a lot of trouble.