October 2006
Email: gcohen@co2partners.com
Dear Readers,
We are thrilled to announce that our survey results for Who Does The Boss Ask for Advice were picked up by Business Week and included in its October 2, 2006 issue. We could not have done it with out the cooperation and assistance of all of those who participated in the survey. A heartfelt thank-you goes to you all. For those of you who have not seen it yet, we have a copy on the web site so that you can see the results.
Best Regards,
Gary Cohen
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Who does the boss ask for advise? |
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CO2 Partners recently conducted a national study to find out “How often does your boss ask for your advice on solving a problem at work?” The results surprised us:
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Seldom/Never 32.6%
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Often/Occasionally 62.6%
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Don't know 3.9%
Despite a nationwide trend toward increasing teamwork and maximizing individual contributions, roughly a third of the work force is not allowed to flex their problem-solving muscles. What are their leaders afraid of exactly? Too many good ideas? How many of these same leaders, do you think, claim to be striving for higher employee engagement?
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If I admit my ignorance, will my team think less of me? |
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Before joining Cummings, John Read now CEO of Outward Bound, was a federal policy maker and involved with labor relations. He also worked at Cummings, where he started in the corporate offices then became plant manager of the manufacturing division. He says the experience was like parachuting from the top of a huge pyramid down to this little tiny place on the forest floor. When he landed, he knew virtually nothing about plant operations—unlike the brilliant engineers he was now charged to supervise. The plant’s head of operations was a guy named Bill Tubor, who had no teeth, but knew every inch of that plant. He would provide helpful answers only if John asked the right questions. Bill had been at the plant for years and knew he would still be there after John left. John had to prove he listened well and could make the right decisions with the information Bill gave him, in order to gain Bill’s trust. Eventually, he did, and that is when the game of cat and mouse ended.
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