A recent study conducted in the United Kingdom found that employees perform better when their bosses lead from a place of purpose.
In a study for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a professional association for human resource managers based in the United Kingdom, researchers found that employees are 'happier and more productive' when their bosses display 'purposeful leadership,' act on moral values, such as concern for the 'wider society' beyond the company.
Catherine Bailey, a professor of management at the University of Sussex and a lead researcher on the study, said, 'People respond to leaders who care not just about themselves but wider society, who have strong morals and ethics, and who behave with purpose.'
Unfortunately, the researchers found that only one in the five managers they interviewed described themselves as a 'purposeful leader.'
Courtesy: www.thriveglobal.com
