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Comments

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1.

Management and workers not having a shared understanding of the roles each group really plays in the work performance. A real lack of empathy from both sides.

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2.

Past histories, with previous track records of failed attempts to change and the perceived lack of management credibility due to past lies.

1 2 3 4 5

2.

A general lack of communication leading to a lack of real involvement.

1 2 3 4 5

4.

Inconsistency of decisions made by management, often without explanation.

1 2 3 4 5

5.

No targets for individual work groups to monitor their performance against.

1 2 3 4 5

6.

An overall lack of education about the money side of the business and bigger picture.

1 2 3 4 5

7.

Lack of honesty, with everyone pushing own agendas.

1 2 3 4 5

8.

Rampant rumour mills which help to create a very poor communication system.

1 2 3 4 5

9.

Company using consultants to do the dirty work or eliminate jobs.

1 2 3 4 5

10.

Managers failing to follow‐up and not actioning decisions.

1 2 3 4 5

11.

Managers with a closed‐door policy who are not available to the workers.

1 2 3 4 5

12.

Transparent personal ambitions often lead to conflict of interest.

1 2 3 4 5

12.

Lack of recognition in the frontline for good ideas. Managers stealing ideas.

1 2 3 4 5

14.

The fear of letting go and the loss of control by managers and supervisors.

1 2 3 4 5

15.

Managers who command no respect and have no credibility but are still left in their positions of power.

1 2 3 4 5

16.

Not having an open information policy or practice.

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17.

Not dealing with issues face‐to‐face. Not confronting problems quickly.

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18.

"Sweetheart" deals between certain workers and managers.

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19

The reluctance that most workers and managers have towards changing.

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20

Existing control‐and‐command culture of most organisations.

1 2 3 4 5

21

The formation of teams seen by some employees as a means to remove or destroy the union.

1 2 3 4 5

22

The concerns of loss of power by both management and unions

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23

Managers and workers having different lunch times, cafeteria, clothing, uniforms, car parks, etc.

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24

Managers and workers being close‐minded in problem‐solving processes.

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25

Many people feeling insecure with their soft skills and their interpersonal interactions.

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26

The continual shifting of the goal posts by management.

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27

Many experiences of nothing changing after restructures

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28

Management who continually rotate their positions.

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29

Generation gaps where many older people resist change.

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30

Workgroups who lack definite boundaries for decision‐making.

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31

Workers having absolutely no involvement at all in the process of decision‐making.

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32

Lack of recognition for results or efforts in difficult conditions.

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33

Managers and some workers who are continually playing the "power politics" game.

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34

Office segregation by physical barriers.

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35

Job uncertainty and money worries, ie will we lose pay?

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36

Inconsistent managers who preach one thing and practise another.

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37

Workers not getting a chance to know managers socially

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38

Rapid changes in the workplace without planning or notice.

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39

Lack of loyalty, with too many "jobs for the boys".

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40

Managers with a "get back to you" but "never do" style.

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41

The flattening of management leaving no clear career path

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42

No real business goals or vision shared by management and the frontline.

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43

Too much bureaucracy and too many empire builders.

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44

Change for change's sake plus the fear that management will change things without considering if necessary.

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45

Management with no overt/explicit values

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46

A veil of secrecy surrounding all information.

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47

Managers who make decisions in isolation and hand them down.

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48

Union demarcations which pit worker against worker.

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49

Punishment for openness or for making mistakes and the lack of management support for new ideas.

1 2 3 4 5

50

Management continually breaking promises.

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51

Inequality of team members because of different levels of pay.

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52

Ownership of positions and turf protection, with a lack of real support for those attempting to follow the career path.

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53

The general pressure of day‐to‐day business which makes the environment reactionary rather than one of controlled planning.

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54

Management's fear of their authority being slowly eroded.

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55

Inadequate skill development in management training programs for effective change management.

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56

Management continually over‐ruling team decisions.

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57

Workplace agreements that are not being honoured with new multi‐skilling activity, resulting in many people moving to different jobs and working at lower pay rates.

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58

Performance targets which are too high to achieve.

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59

Autocratic styles of managers and team leaders.

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60

A lack of self‐esteem in groups that have been treated badly in the past.

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61

A total lack of confidence in the ability of managers to effectively work with people.

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62

Too much competition between people for limited opportunities and resources rather than any co‐operation for shared outcomes.

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63

Not having performance management systems to collect objective performance data.

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64

Workers have absolutely no trust or belief in information given out by the managers. Is it real?

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65

Failure of managers to really understand individual needs.

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66

People who continue to misunderstand shared information.

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67

Managers failing to provide the necessary industry techniques and time to work through the issues of trust.

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68

The general conflict between different personalities.

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69

The formation of cliques that appear to be inherent in many social structures.

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70

Constant failure of managers to fully understand gender differences and ethnic issues.

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71

The lack of a common language that both workers and management can understand.

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72

Different cultures which exist in the workplace

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73

The fear of reprisal by more dominant people over submissive people.

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74

Too many decisions made without actual data to support the decisions

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75

Too much corporate intervention in site management.

1 2 3 4 5