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Motivated teams key to surviving downturn

Posted by Claire Savage in on Fri, 26/06/2009 - 12:27
  • Survey polls 400 managers about personal development needs.
  • Motivation and attitude tops poll as most needed attribute.

Managers think that improving their team's attitude and motivation iis their most pressing development need, according to a new survey.

Training company Video Arts asked 400 line managers in UK organisations about the personal development needs of their staff. The managers responded that people in their teams most needed training in: attitude and motivation (34%); communication skills (29%); managing tasks (20%); customer service (18%); teamwork (17%); performance management (14%) and change management (13%).

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