New research has revealed a growing gulf between bosses, middle-managers and employees over workplace culture and the damage it can do to business productivity if it turns negative.

A survey of hundreds of organisations across the globe found numerous managers appear oblivious to the feelings of their staff and are continuing to promote a culture which workers find ineffective or even obstructive in promoting confidence, well-being and the capacity to improve efficiency.
The study asked respondents to rate the current culture of their workplace on a scale from 1 to 10, where 10 was 'as good as it gets'.

The results found that while 67 per cent of senior managers scored their culture a 6 or better only 39 per cent of non-managers rated their culture a 6 or higher.
More surprisingly, just 13 per cent of senior managers rated their culture a 3 or worse but 40 per cent of non-managers gave their organisation this score. 

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