The state of the modern manager

To develop your managers, you must understand them. Jhana recently completed a study of 812 managers (who are users of Jhana’s product) to better understand them, their challenges, goals, and where they see opportunities.

Takeaways:

• 36 is the average age (the average age of a first managerial role in the U.S. is around 30).
• Average of 7 direct reports per manager.
• 54% of the managers surveyed said they worked 50+ hours per week.
• Managers are least confident in 1) managing remote workers, 2) managing up, and 3) having tough conversations with direct reports.
• The three most popular mediums for managers to learn from were online articles; small groups/interactive videos; and short, skill-specific videos.
• The three least popular mediums were webinars, podcasts/audiobooks, and game-based learning.
• Managers with supportive superiors are 300% more likely to want to stay in their jobs a long time.
• When an organization has a strong learning culture –– defined as companies with excellent for training managers, incentive structures for learning new skills, resources provided to acquire those skills, and the fostering of a strong belief that continuous learning is tied to job success –– managers are 250% more likely to want to stay for a long time.

Here’s the infographic:

What do you think? What did you find surprising? How do managers at your company compare?

Need to develop managers at your company? Learn about Jhana’s bite-sized learning and training for managers at www.jhana.com.