Is your boss your friend?
14 November 2012
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Seven out of ten French people think it is possible to get along well with their superior, but only 20% see them as potential friends, according to a CSA Institute survey. What about you?
Does the professional world create fertile ground for friendship? According to a survey by the CSA Institute and the Terrafemina website, seven out of ten French people think it is quite possible to get along well with their boss. Only 5% advocate for a strict separation of professional and personal lives.
As for the possibility of a genuine friendship between an employee and their superior, 20% consider it possible. Those most likely to think so are younger workers, executives, and those working in small companies.
A large majority of them - 68%, more often men than women - say they "have respect for their boss, and 38% say they have friendship for him", the survey reveals.
Only 27% have neither friendship nor even respect for their superior. For nine out of ten respondents, good relations between hierarchy and employees have a positive impact on the quality of work.
Younger people more attached to hierarchy
The French are more divided on the question of whether a more flexible hierarchy is desirable. Two-thirds of them think that "having less established hierarchies by empowering everyone as much as possible" allows for more efficient work.
Conversely, 24% advocate for "very clear hierarchies" and prefer to "only give responsibilities to managers". Those under 50 are more attached to this than older employees.
L'express.fr
Published October 26, 2012.
Posted online November 13, 2012.
Does the professional world create fertile ground for friendship? According to a survey by the CSA Institute and the Terrafemina website, seven out of ten French people think it is quite possible to get along well with their boss. Only 5% advocate for a strict separation of professional and personal lives.
As for the possibility of a genuine friendship between an employee and their superior, 20% consider it possible. Those most likely to think so are younger workers, executives, and those working in small companies.
A large majority of them - 68%, more often men than women - say they "have respect for their boss, and 38% say they have friendship for him", the survey reveals.
Only 27% have neither friendship nor even respect for their superior. For nine out of ten respondents, good relations between hierarchy and employees have a positive impact on the quality of work.
Younger people more attached to hierarchy
The French are more divided on the question of whether a more flexible hierarchy is desirable. Two-thirds of them think that "having less established hierarchies by empowering everyone as much as possible" allows for more efficient work.
Conversely, 24% advocate for "very clear hierarchies" and prefer to "only give responsibilities to managers". Those under 50 are more attached to this than older employees.
L'express.fr
Published October 26, 2012.
Posted online November 13, 2012.
