Research reveals more UK telecom and IT professionals trapped in a rut at work than any other business sector

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by Anasia D'mello
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New research from executive mentors Rutbusters reveals the scale of the problem across Britain’s businesses from managers and professionals who say they are stuck in demanding roles they hate.

Its research* (conducted by accredited research agency CensusWide) found more than 14% of Britain’s executives and managers (aged 40+) report that they very often feel that “I have been stuck in a rut for quite a period of time” at work, and there is a consistent 10%+ who persistently feel “very demotivated” (12%), “low energy” (11%), “unfulfilled” (13%); and/or “trapped here” (13%).

Kedge Martin, the CEO of Rutbusters, says: “Currently there is rightly a move to be much more open about mental health and wellbeing issues. But too often organisations focus only on mopping up problems only once they get serious.

“Instead, employers should be more positive and open, and have a regular independent, broader (i.e. not only career) focused reviews so that senior professionals can talk openly about how they might get back the fulfilment that is missing from their working lives, re-energise their management and influence on their team or else make a pragmatic decision to move on.

Martin adds: “Our research found that the sector with the most senior people stuck in ruts, and the lowest levels of motivation overall, was the IT and telecoms sector. The second worst was the financial services sector. Both of these are very process and compliance-driven sectors, which may well explain why they have so many fed up executives. It is pretty worrying that two such strategically important industries for the UK have such a crisis of motivation throughout their management.

“The most motivated managers were in creative sectors and small businesses, as well as in professions such as law and accountancy. These are areas where there is generally a strong ethos of customer service. The more people are able to see their work benefitting others the more likely they are to get purpose and fulfilment from it.”

Other findings include:

The IT & Telecoms sector has the highest proportion of managers stuck in ruts, with a staggering 28% reporting “At work I feel I have been stuck in a rut very often/all the time” and 17% reporting they are “unhappy” at work very often/all the time. (For comparison,  14% of all managers surveyed felt they have been stuck in a rut very often/all the time and 10% are very unhappy at work very often/all the time). Finance and banking have the second highest proportion of unhappy and demotivated managers.
By contrast, the industry sector with the most satisfied managers was creative & media businesses. For instance 48% report they “Not often at all / never” felt “very demotivated”, and 46% reporting the same for “At work I feel I have been stuck in a rut for quite a period of time” (For comparison, 27% of managers surveyed never/not often at all felt very demotivated, and 26% never/not often felt they have been stuck in a rut).
The most motivated and fulfilled managers are in smaller businesses (those with fewer than 50 employees).
The managers and executives most likely to be [...]

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