A survey of 635 managers, across a wide range of sectors, has revealed surprisingly high levels of motivation – despite the recession.
In a new report released today –What’s Motivating You? – by Lane4, six out of 10 (64%) middle and senior-level managers said they were motivated and nine out of 10 (87%) said they were keen to stay in their jobs, even if the job market recovers.
Indeed, 35% said they were staying in their job because it was what they wanted to do and 25% saw their job as a stepping-stone to better things.
Only 8% of those staying in their jobs said they were doing so because there were no suitable opportunities elsewhere and a surprisingly small number (2%) said they were not confident in finding a new job.
Dominic Mahony, Europe practice director of Lane4, said: "Our report demonstrates that motivation is generally high, and on the increase, and that the majority of employees are staying in their jobs out of choice rather than due to a lack of options. However, heavy workload for decreasing reward is becoming an issue; and despite generally high levels of motivation, a quarter of employees were demotivated. Organisations have a responsibility to ensure that the best conditions are in place for motivation to flourish and we need to understand how to develop employees’ intrinsic motivation if we are to keep employees happy and productive."
