Deloitte: Transparency by Leadership Makes Positive Impact on Employee Productivity

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Does Leadership Set Different Rules for Themselves?

Seventy-five percent of respondents say that, by and large, everyone in their office is treated equally when it comes to exercising flexible work options, but 50% feel that their bosses set different standards for themselves.

Interestingly, assuming higher salary brackets are associated with greater leadership roles, four in 10 respondents with household of income of over $75,000 annually seem to have an easier time balancing work with personal priorities compared to 29% among those who make between $25,000 and $35,000 per year.  

Methodology

Opinion Research conducted this telephone survey on behalf of Deloitte LLP between Feb. 14 and Feb. 25, 2008 among a national probability sample of 4,035 adults including 1,670 adults employed full-time of which 993 were men and 677 were women. Respondents were 18 years of age and older, living in private households in the continental United States. Sampling error is +/- 2.5%.

The Deloitte LLP Ethics and Workplace survey is designed to measure workplace behavior and the impact leadership has on the workplace environment.  Following up on last year’s survey, which uncovered a positive relationship between work life balance and ethical behavior in the workplace, this year’s survey studied the impact of employee productivity as a result of leadership being more or less transparent in their communications.