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Q: What does your direct Manager most need to improve?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Communication" (48%)

Communication
48%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
16%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
7%

Gender

Male

Communication
49%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
15%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

Communication
45%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
17%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
8%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

51%
Communication

Caucasian answered Communication the most among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Communication
51%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
15%
Honesty
8%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
Communication
42%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
21%
Honesty
12%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
Communication
37%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
20%
Honesty
12%
Work Ethic
11%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
Communication
43%
Accountability
22%
Positivity
17%
Honesty
11%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
Communication
30%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
30%
Honesty
11%
Work Ethic
10%
Answered by 100+ Native American
Communication
45%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
15%
Honesty
12%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 500+ Other

Department

54%
Communication

HR answered Communication the most among all other departments.

Product answered Work Ethic the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
Communication
50%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
15%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department
Communication
50%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
15%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
5%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department
Communication
43%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
19%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
8%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department
Communication
48%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
15%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
Communication
46%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
17%
Honesty
11%
Work Ethic
5%
Answered by 100+ working in Executive department
Communication
48%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
14%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
8%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department
Communication
42%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
18%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
12%
Answered by 100+ working in Admin department
Communication
49%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
15%
Honesty
11%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department
Communication
50%
Accountability
18%
Positivity
17%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 500+ working in Finance department
Communication
41%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
22%
Honesty
11%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
Communication
41%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
19%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
10%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department
Communication
54%
Accountability
18%
Positivity
15%
Honesty
7%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 100+ working in HR department
Communication
53%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
14%
Honesty
8%
Work Ethic
5%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
Communication
49%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
19%
Honesty
7%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
Communication
41%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
18%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
12%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

54%
Communication

46-50 answered Communication the most among all other age groups.

66+ answered Accountability the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
Communication
41%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
20%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
10%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
Communication
44%
Accountability
23%
Positivity
16%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
Communication
47%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
16%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
Communication
48%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
17%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
Communication
51%
Accountability
17%
Positivity
16%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
Communication
54%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
13%
Honesty
8%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
Communication
54%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
13%
Honesty
7%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
Communication
54%
Accountability
15%
Positivity
14%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
Communication
46%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
13%
Honesty
13%
Work Ethic
8%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
Communication
52%
Accountability
5%
Positivity
27%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

52%
Communication

Bachelor's answered Communication the most among all other education levels.

Master's answered Work Ethic the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Communication
33%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
24%
Honesty
12%
Work Ethic
12%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
Communication
44%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
19%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
Communication
43%
Accountability
18%
Positivity
19%
Honesty
11%
Work Ethic
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
Communication
52%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
14%
Honesty
8%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
Communication
49%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
15%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
5%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
Communication
48%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
16%
Honesty
11%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

52%
Communication

Over 10 Years answered Communication the most among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Communication
36%
Accountability
17%
Positivity
24%
Honesty
11%
Work Ethic
12%
Answered by 500+ with Entry Level experience
Communication
42%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
18%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
Communication
46%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
17%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Communication
47%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
16%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Communication
52%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
14%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

56%
Communication

San Diego answered Communication the most among all other locations.

Minneapolis answered Work Ethic the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
Communication
46%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
16%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
8%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
Communication
51%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
14%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
Communication
50%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
16%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
5%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
Communication
53%
Accountability
18%
Positivity
14%
Honesty
7%
Work Ethic
8%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
Communication
55%
Accountability
19%
Positivity
14%
Honesty
7%
Work Ethic
5%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
Communication
38%
Accountability
13%
Positivity
49%
Honesty
0%
Work Ethic
0%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Communication
45%
Accountability
16%
Positivity
19%
Honesty
11%
Work Ethic
9%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
Communication
45%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
17%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
7%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
Communication
31%
Accountability
28%
Positivity
28%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
3%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
Communication
48%
Accountability
21%
Positivity
14%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
8%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
Communication
43%
Accountability
22%
Positivity
20%
Honesty
6%
Work Ethic
9%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
Communication
56%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
8%
Honesty
12%
Work Ethic
4%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
Communication
50%
Accountability
22%
Positivity
13%
Honesty
10%
Work Ethic
5%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
Communication
50%
Accountability
20%
Positivity
15%
Honesty
9%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
Communication
54%
Accountability
17%
Positivity
16%
Honesty
7%
Work Ethic
6%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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