Managers Eye Pay and Perks, Ignore Training

Sink or Swim: About two-thirds of managers have little to no interest in helping their employees develop their skills. Instead, many seek positions of greater responsibility, mostly to help influence their company’s decision making, a new survey of European employers finds. According to HR consulting firm Cubiks, 53 percent profess having ulterior motives for becoming managers. Seven percent are motivated by the prospect of a higher salary and perks like use of a company car, while 6 percent view managerial roles as steppingstones to more senior positions. Nearly half the mangers surveyed (48 percent) acknowledge spending little time discussing career development with their direct reports. On average they devote less than 10 percent of time to this responsibility. In fact, only 36 percent consider themselves responsible for making sure workers follow through on career development suggestions.