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Survey: No training in the last 12 months for 1 in 3 managers

Adecco and the Chartered Management Institute have released their Business Energy Survey. The survey questioned over 1,500 managers and found a range of dissatisfactions with current practices in the workplace.

* 1 in 3 said they had received no training in the last 12 months despite 53 per cent of managers claiming they were aware a training budget exists.

* 65 per cent of managers claimed they worked for a bureaucratic or reactive organisation.

* 57 per cent of those surveyed claimed to be energised by achieving their goals but most don't see recognition for their efforts.

* 39 per cent of those surveyed stated they would like a compressed working week, but less than 6 per cent expect it to happen.

* 51 per cent claimed directors do not communicate their message clearly to employees and many feel frustrated by the lack of communication within the workplace

* The survey highlighted that 50 per cent of businesses tolerated poor performance.

"More people are working longer and harder than ever and with the pension crisis this does not seem like it's going to change," said Richard MacMillan, MD of Adecco. "With the increase in working hours, traditional working practices will have to change to ensure business energy remains high and people do not become demoralised by working. In the long term this will not only benefit the individual but also UK businesses."

Christine Hayhurst, director of professional affairs at the Chartered Management Institute, said: "Energy levels can be an indication of commitment and a powerful driver of successful growth. So unless staff are motivated to perform and given the opportunity to develop there is a danger that organisations and their people will stagnate."

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