More than 4 out of 5 of bosses are 'accidental managers' who stumble into leadership with little training, a UK survey found

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Meanwhile, 31% of managers and 28% of workers had left a job because of a negative relationship with their boss.
59% : "Carayol stressed that IQ is less important than emotional intelligence and a lack of empathy will cause workers to leave in droves.
51% : Other findings from the survey included that half of the workers who did not think their manager was effective said they planned to leave in the next 12 months compared to 21% of workers who did see their manager as effective.
49% : The high number of workers promoted to leadership positions without real experience can partly be attributed to favoritism in the workplace, the survey found.
47% : Only 27% of workers rated their manager as highly effective and 37% said they're somewhat effective, the CMI survey showed.

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