[Survey on good bosses] Is your boss a good boss? …”I don’t think so”/”I don’t think so” 36%
The top reasons for not thinking about it are “I can’t rely on it” and “I’ll get yelled at unreasonably.”
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Press release: August 28, 2024
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[Survey on good bosses] Is your boss a good boss? …”I don’t think so”/”I don’t think so” 36%
The top reasons for not thinking about it are “I can’t rely on it” and “I’ll get yelled at unreasonably.”
*What they look for in their superiors is that 38.5% of them want to be able to rely on them, and 22.3% that their evaluations are fair.More than 40% of respondents said they have had troubles with the relationship between superiors and subordinates. *
Shikigaku Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Kodai Ando), which develops management and organizational consulting and employee training using “Shikigaku”, will open on Friday, August 9, 2024. On August 11th (Sunday), we conducted a “Survey on “Good Bosses.”
When working adults in their 20s and 30s were asked, “Do you think your boss is a good boss?”, 64% answered that they “think” or “somewhat agree” that their boss is a good boss. As for the reasons, 46.7% said “Because they are kind,” 41% said “Because I can rely on them,” and 35% said “Because they help me grow.”
On the other hand, 36% of the respondents answered “I don’t think so” or “I don’t think so”, with 48.4% saying “I can’t rely on them”, 28.5% saying “I get yelled at unreasonably”, and “Because I can’t grow myself”. ” was 22%.
* ■Investigation background*
Nowadays, the issue of harassment between superiors and subordinates is becoming more and more talked about, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates is also changing with the times.
In today’s rapidly changing society, we aim to clarify what kind of boss a “good boss” is for young employees (targeted at 20-35 years old) in the Reiwa era.*
, conducted this research.
* Q1. Do you think your direct boss (at your current job) is a good boss for you? *
(Single answer, n=685)
36% of respondents answered that they “did not” or “somewhat disagree” that their boss was a good boss. The results showed that just under 40% of young employees do not think their boss is a “good boss.”
* Q2. Why do you think he is a good boss? *
(Single answer, n=439)
The most common reason why they think they have a “good boss” was “because they’re kind” at 46.7%, followed by
41% said “Because I can rely on them,” followed by 35% who said “Because they help me grow.”
* Q3. Why do you not think that he is a good boss? *
(Single answer, n=246)
On the other hand, the most common reason given for “I don’t think my boss is a good boss” was “Because I can’t rely on him” at 48.4%, followed by “Because he gets yelled at unreasonably” at 28.5%, followed by “Because I can’t grow.” The result was 22%.
* Q4. What do you look for most in your boss? *
(Single answer, n=685)
When asked what they most wanted from their boss, “Being dependable” came first, accounting for 38.5% of the total. This was followed by “fairness in evaluation” at 22.3%.
From the results so far, it seems that one of the elements of a good boss is whether subordinates can rely on their boss or not.
Also, individual opinions
“If you have a boss you can’t rely on, you won’t know what to do.” (Male in his 20s)
“As a manager, I think fairness is the most important thing.” (Female in her 20s)
*There were a number of opinions asking for “dependability” and “equal evaluation” of superiors. *
* Q5. (In your current position) Have you ever had any trouble with the relationship between superiors and subordinates? *
(Single answer, n=685)
In this item, while 55.6% of the respondents said they had never had any problems, 44.4% of respondents said they had problems as either superiors or subordinates.
The results showed that approximately half of the respondents had some kind of problem with the relationship between superiors and
subordinates.
* Q6. Please choose the one that most applies to what you were worried about as a subordinate. *
(Single answer, n=263)
As a subordinate, the most commonly cited issue that bothered me was “Difficult to communicate” at 39.5%, followed by “Sometimes I don’t understand the intent of my superior’s instructions” at 28.1%, with more than half of the responses for the top two items. Ta.
* Q7. Please choose the one that most applies to your concerns as a boss. * (Single answer, n=263)
As a boss, the most common issue that bothered me was “I don’t know how much to point out to my subordinates” at 42.7%, followed by “Difficult to communicate” at 30%. In particular, more than 40% of respondents were worried about the points raised.
* summary*
This survey revealed that being a good boss has a lot to do with being dependable. This is thought to be a reflection of subordinates’ desire for superiors to be dependable. So, how can we acquire this
“reliability”? In this survey, the most common problem faced by superiors was “I don’t know how much to point out to my
subordinates.” There may be some hints here on how to acquire the “reliability” mentioned earlier.
If you can “issue clear instructions to your subordinates without hesitation,” you will gain the trust of your subordinates, and you will be able to eliminate confusion about the scope of your superior’s instructions. To achieve this, it is important for bosses to “determine” things and rules. I think that what is needed in this day and age is a leader who can decide rather than leave things vague.
Shikigaku Co., Ltd. publishes materials about “good bosses”. We hope that you will review this document and use it as a reference for becoming a “good boss” in the Reiwa era, taking into account the results of this survey.
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■Survey overview
Research organization: Shikigaku Co., Ltd.
Survey target: Office workers and civil servants aged 20 to 35 Number of valid answers: 685 samples
Survey period: August 9th (Friday) to August 11th (Sunday)
Survey method: Internet survey
*In this survey, numbers are rounded to the second decimal place. Therefore, the numbers may not total 100%.
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