Many business leaders believe Gen Z managers are ineffective in
conflict management, leadership, and decision-making
SEATTLE, June 21,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ResumeBuilder.com, the
premier resource for professional resume templates and career
advice, has published a recent survey report exploring the
perception of Gen Z managers among business leaders. The report
also highlights complaints from the direct reports of these Gen Z
managers. Overall, the survey collected responses from 873 business
leaders.
"Good management is a combination of
training and experience. Experience takes time, but doesn't always
mean they are a better manager," says Resume Builder's resume and
career strategist Julia
Toothacre.
According to the survey, 14 percent of business leaders who have
worked with a Gen Z manager report having a negative experience.
The reasons cited include poor communication, lack of leadership
capabilities, inexperience, inefficiency, disorganization,
informality, and rudeness. Additionally, one in five business
leaders consider Gen Z managers to be ineffective leaders. They
believe that Gen Z managers struggle with handling conflict,
leading, making decisions, communicating, delegating, adapting to
change, and collaborating.
Furthermore, nine in 10 business leaders report receiving
complaints from the direct reports of Gen Z managers. These
complaints highlight issues including inexperience, inefficiency,
poor communication skills, poor leadership skills, informality,
disorganization, and rudeness. According to the respondents, these
problems have led direct reports to change teams, request
mediation, file formal complaints, request a new manager, threaten
to quit, or quit.
"Good management is a combination of training and experience.
Experience takes time, but doesn't always mean they are a better
manager," says Resume Builder's resume and career strategist
Julia Toothacre. "Many millennials
have left positions because of their manager, who is usually in the
baby boomer age range. The reasons cited about why Gen Z is
ineffective at managing can be trained. I would implore companies
to look at the expectations and training available to managers
before they start firing."
Survey results also indicate that 48 percent of business leaders
report Gen Z managers facing negative consequences at their
companies. These consequences include placement on performance
improvement plans, increased supervision, probation, and meetings
with senior management. Given the complaints surrounding Gen Z
managers, 65 percent of business leaders believe they would benefit
from leadership training. Additionally, 57 percent suggest
professional development courses and 55 percent recommend
mentorship programs.
This survey was commissioned by ResumeBuilder.com and conducted
online by the survey platform Pollfish. It was launched on
May 31, 2024, and 873 business
leaders completed the survey. To qualify, all participants had to
be over 25, have a household income of at least $75,000, possess an education level beyond high
school, hold a business leadership role (owner/partner,
president/CEO/chairperson, C-level executive, chief financial
officer, chief technology officer, senior management, director, or
HR manager), and work at a company with more than 10 employees. To
view the complete report, please visit:
https://www.resumebuilder.com/1-in-10-business-leaders-say-their-company-has-fired-a-gen-z-manager/.
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