South African Management

Index ReportBy Dr Diane Bell and Dr Carly Steyn

7 June 2016: Johannesburg

9 June 2016: Cape Town

South African Management Index 2015 / 2016

Background to the Index

• First USB-ED Management Index launched in SA in 2013

• Second USB-ED Management Index ran in November 2014,

and expanded on the findings of the first survey

• This presentation will explore the findings that emerged from

the most recent Index, renamed the South African

Management Index and where appropriate, draws on findings

from the first survey to identify key trends

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Description of the Sample

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2014 / 2015 & 2015 / 2016 samples compared

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Themes explored in the current survey

• The current management, organisational and personal challenges

facing South African managers

• Managerial and organisational responses to change and

transformation

• Perspectives on diversity management and inclusion

• Organisational approaches to learning and development

• Levels of organisational pride and commitment among managers

• Leadership development and the leadership pipeline

• Managerial responses to innovation objectives in organisations

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THE MANAGERIAL LANDSCAPE

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The general managerial landscapeD Management Index 2013/2014

• Despite the fact that over 65% of managers feel that their organisations are suffering in the current economic climate, almost 82% believe that their organisations are wellplaced to survive and thrive.

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Perceptions of organisational pride and commitment

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Perceptions of organisational leadership are generally positive

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Perceptions of organisational trust have declined since 2013

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Managing Change

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• 70% believe that their organisations have the right skills, processes

and environments in place to ensure innovation success

Perceptions of innovation objectivesin South Africa organisations

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WELLBEING AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE

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Stress and wellbeing among managers in South Africa

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

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Leadership Development

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Leadership transitions

• Of the managers we

surveyed, 5.3 per cent

have been in their current

positions for less than

a year

• We asked them to

indicate the extent to

which they have adjusted

to their new positions

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MOTIVATION AT WORK

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Whatmotivates managers

at work

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Top five motivators by generation

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DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT

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Diversity management and inclusion• The majority of managers surveyed are positive about their

organisations’ efforts to foster a diversity-friendly environment.

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LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

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• Although 90 per cent of

managers are confident that

they will be able to handle

the management challenges

of the future effectively…

• Only 52 percent if managers

believe that sufficient time is

allocated to their learning

and development needs

Learning and development opportunities

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Top 5 Managerial Competencies

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• Respondents rated

themselves as least

competent in the areas of

conflict management

and stress management

• Respondents did not rate

their strategic thinking

abilities as positively as

they rated some of their

other competencies

Managerial Competencies

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Most frequently used learning and development interventions

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Perceived effectiveness of learning and development interventions

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Differences between 2013/2014 survey and current survey

• Managers that participated in this year’s survey are less

optimistic that their organisations will be able to weather the

current economic climate

• Slightly lowers levels of organisational pride and commitment

in this years survey when compared with 2013/2014

• Significant decline in perceptions of organisational trust

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Strengths

• Confidence in innovation objectives

• Organisational pride and commitment

• Current leadership quality

• Diversity Management

Challenges

• Cultures of trust

• Communication

• Change management

• Gender disparities wrt work life balance and authenticity

• Leadership development

Conclusion

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The way forward

• Develop a deeper understanding of the drivers of

organisational trust in South African organisations

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• Questions?

Swimming UpstreamBy Shirley Zinn

Presented by Shirley Zinn

2 August 2016: Cape Town

26 August 2016: Johannesburg

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