UK managers who are enjoying record low levels of "sickies" from workers terrified of losing their jobs, could easily keep good attendance records when the economy picks up again.
Employees who are well motivated and have a clear goal to work towards are less likely to pull a sickie.
I have helped to train thousands of managers, and has analysed data from 11,000 staff managed using the DART web-based management software.
The latest absence management survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveals that private sector workers took an average of 6.4 days off because of illness last year, down from 7.2 days in 2007.
All the data we have consistently shows that managers who delegate a lot and spend their time managing their team rather than “getting things done” have lower levels of absenteeism and tend to achieve more overall.
High absenteeism is a sign of a struggling manager. When an employee doesn’t know what they are working towards they are less motivated to go into work every day. A nice summery Monday morning after a heavy weekend is just too tempting to miss.
The number of sickies might be low right now, but it is only the effective managers who will see them stay low when the recession is over.
Mark
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