Stop Promoting the Wrong People into Manager Roles

For the past couple of years, Gartner research has suggested that organizations have a management problem. For example, in an April 2024 Gartner survey of 162 HR leaders, only 35% and 27% reported being satisfied with the effectiveness of mid-level and frontline managers, respectively. Employees aren’t impressed either: A July 2024 Gartner survey of 3,529 employees found that only 38% reported satisfaction with the quality of their manager, and just over half reported that they trust their manager.