Contribute to our research

Thank you for helping us continue our workplace research by completing our survey for managers and employees. We hope your answers to the following questions change over time and you'll complete the survey on an ongoing basis. Please consider providing your email address at the end of the survey and becoming a regular contributor to our research.

Step 1 (PROVIDE YOUR ANSWERS)

Are you one of our longitudinal contributors (ie - have you completed any part of this survey in the past)?
Yes
No

If yes, please provide your six-digit RainmakerThinking Research ID that we emailed to you.

Now for the survey. Please answer the following questions:
- from your perspective as a leader/manager/supervisor
(or)
- from your perspective as an employee trying to manage your boss
(or)
- both

	*FOR MANAGERS -- 8 questions* (1) What is the hardest thing for you about managing people (please give examples)? (2) What is the one thing you’d like to change or improve about your current relationships with the people you manage (please give examples)? (3) What is the one thing you’d like to change about how your organization supports management relationships (please give examples)? (4) How long have you been in a supervisory role with your current employer? 0 to 2 years 2 to 4 years 4 to 6 years 6 to 10 years 10 to 15 years more than 15 years (5) How many people do you supervise, who report directly to you? 0 direct-reports 1 to 4 direct-reports 4 to 6 direct-reports 6 to 10 direct-reports 10 to 15 direct-reports more than 15 direct-reports (6) How many people do you supervise, who report directly to you, who are managers themselves (who have supervisory responsibility for other people)? 0 direct-reports who are managers themselves 1 to 4 direct-reports who are managers themselves 4 to 6 direct-reports who are managers themselves 6 to 10 direct-reports who are managers themselves 10 to 15 direct-reports who are managers themselves more than 15 direct-reports who are managers themselves (7) AGREE OR DISAGREE. Would you say that, in your role as a manager, most of your own management relationships with your own direct-reports are well-functioning and successful? Very much agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Very much disagree Don’t know (8) PLEASE ESTIMATE. How much of your own time, in an average week, are you able to devote strictly to people-management responsibilities? 1-2 hours 2-5 hours 5-8 hours 8-12 hours 12-15 hours more than 15 hours		*FOR EMPLOYEES -- 6 questions* (1) What is the one thing you’d like to change or improve about your management relationship with your immediate boss(es) (please give examples)? (2) What is the hardest thing for you about working in your current role in your organization (please give examples)? (3) What is the one thing you’d like to change about your current employer (please give examples)? (4) How long have you been working for your current employer? 0 to 2 years 2 to 4 years 4 to 6 years 6 to 10 years 10 to 15 years more than 15 years (5) How many managers do you report to directly? One boss and one boss alone Two different bosses More than two bosses, but they are always the same ones More than two bosses, and they are sometimes changing More than two bosses, and they are often changing (6) AGREE OR DISAGREE. Would you say that your own management relationships with your own boss or bosses are mostly well-functioning and successful? Very much agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Very much disagree Don’t know

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Step 2 (OPTIONAL)

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Step 3 (SUBMIT)

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BOOKS:

Bruce Tulgan's new book, IT'S OKAY TO MANAGE YOUR BOSS (purchase advance copies of the book at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, or Borders.com)

Bruce Tulgan's recent best-seller, IT'S OKAY TO BE THE BOSS (purchase copies of the book at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, or Borders.com)

Bruce Tulgan's book, NOT EVERYONE GETS A TROPHY: HOW TO MANAGE GENERATION Y (purchase copies of the book at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, or Borders.com)

TRNG MATLS:

29-minute Not Everyone Gets a Trophy™ training video on DVD featuring Bruce Tulgan

27-minute It's Okay to Be the Boss™ training video on DVD featuring Bruce Tulgan

It's Okay to Be the Boss™ printed training materials

10-part, 49-lesson It's Okay to Be the Boss™ video training program on CD featuring Bruce Tulgan

FREE NEWSLETTER:

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RECENT AWARDS:

On 8/13/09, Bruce was awarded Toastmasters International's most prestigious honor, the Golden Gavel. This honor is annually presented to a single person. Past winners have included Marcus Buckingham, Stephen Covey, Deepak Chopra, and Tom Peters. Click here for a complete list of past winners.

In October 2009, Bruce Tulgan was named to the Thinkers 50 rising star list (also known as the Guru Radar). The Thinkers 50 is the definitive global ranking of the world's top 50 business thinkers. Click here to see Bruce's video interview for the 2009 Guru Radar.

WORKPLACE STUDY:

We released a new workplace study in March 2010. The study shows that the most effective business strategy in 2009 was increased supervision and management.