Can't Get No Employee Satisfaction (Nor Autonomy, Nor Alignment)

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Employee

Satisfaction

and the

Autonomy/

Alignment

Matrix

Amárach Research

October 2014

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Irish

Employee

Satisfaction

Trends Report

55 52

46

39

32

25 23 19 18

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Irish Employee Emotions

Data from Jan ‘13 – Jun ‘14

Trends Report

3%

1%

3%

6% 6%

15% 16%

20%

16%

7% 7%

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Irish Employee Satisfaction

Average Score = 6.2

Extremely

Dissatisfied

Extremely

Satisfied

Neither /

nor

Trends Report

3%

1%

3%

6% 6%

15% 16%

20%

16%

7% 7%

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Average Score =6.2

Highly satisfied (8-10)

27% 33%


Trends Report

Senior/C-Suite

Junior Junior Junior

Mid/Supervisor Mid/Supervisor

Self-employed/

Contractor


60%

51%

37%

53%


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53% 51% 48%

Small company Medium company Large company



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High Satisfaction

(7-10) 30% 27% 33% 35% 29% 23% 29% 39% 30% 24% 34% 31% 30% 29%

Medium

Satisfaction (4-6) 57% 60% 54% 53% 60% 62% 52% 51% 55% 63% 55% 56% 57% 56%

Low Satisfaction

(0-3) 13% 13% 13% 12% 11% 15% 18% 9% 15% 13% 12% 13% 13% 15%

Satisfaction Demographics

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Irish

Employee

Autonomy

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Irish Employee Autonomy

6%

14%

36%

30%

15%

1 2 3 4 5

Average Score = 3.4

No

Autonomy

At All

Complete

Autonomy

“Extent to which you are given

autonomy at work”

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6%

14%

36%

30%

15%

1 2 3 4 5

Average Score = 3.4

High autonomy (4-5)

49% 41%

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Autonomy & Satisfaction

32%

14%

5%

59%

65%

49%

9%

20%

46%

Low Autonomy Medium Autonomy High Autonomy

Average

Score 4.4 7.2 5.8

High Sat (8-10)

Medium Sat (4-7)

Low Sat (0-3)

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Senior/C-Suite



Self-employed/

Contractor

High autonomy (4-5)

74%

41%

15%

76%


Trends Report

73% 41% 36%



High autonomy (4-5)

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High Autonomy

(4-5) 45% 49% 41% 40% 47% 39% 50% 48% 45% 43% 44% 50% 47% 39%

Medium

Autonomy (3) 36% 35% 36% 34% 37% 37% 32% 35% 38% 32% 33% 40% 35% 37%

Low Autonomy

(1-2) 19% 16% 23% 26% 16% 23% 19% 16% 16% 25% 23% 11% 18% 24%

Autonomy Demographics

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Irish

Employee

Alignment

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Irish Employee Alignment

5%

9%

35% 33%

18%

1 2 3 4 5

Average Score = 3.5

Completely

Misaligned

Complete

Alignment

“Extent to which your team are

aligned to the same goals/

objectives at work”

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5%

9%

35% 33%

18%

1 2 3 4 5

Average Score = 3.5

High alignment (4-5)

53% 49%

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Alignment & Satisfaction

40%

12% 7%

56%

68%

50%

4%

20%

43%

Low Autonomy Medium Autonomy High Autonomy

Average

Score 4.0 7.0 5.9

High Sat (8-10)

Medium Sat (4-7)

Low Sat (0-3)

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Senior/C-Suite



Self-employed/

Contractor


67%

49%

36%

62%


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67% 49% 45%




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High Alignment

(4-5) 51% 53% 49% 71% 44% 45% 54% 61% 50% 53% 52% 51% 53% 46%

Medium

Alignment (3) 35% 33% 37% 24% 43% 35% 34% 26% 34% 37% 32% 37% 34% 37%

Low Alignment

(1-2) 14% 14% 14% 5% 13% 20% 12% 14% 16% 10% 16% 13% 13% 18%

Alignment Demographics

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Autonomy /

Alignment

Matrix

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Autonomy/Alignment Matrix

High Alignment +

Low Autonomy

Low Alignment +

High Autonomy

Low Alignment +

Low Autonomy

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Autonomy

High Alignment +

High Autonomy

33%

36%

19%

12%

33%

36%

19%

12%

“Aligned autonomy!

Empowered and

efficient, working

towards the same goal”

“Misaligned autonomy!

Empowered but

independent, working to

different goals”

“Aligned control! Work

towards same goal but

under management

control”

“Misaligned control!

Feel controlled with no

consensus on direction”

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Alignment & Satisfaction

23%

15%

10%

3%

66%

59% 62%

44%

11%

26% 28%

53%

MisalignedControl

Aligned Control MisalignedAutonomy

AlignedAutonomy

Average

Score 5.0 6.4 6.1

High Sat (8-10)

Medium Sat (4-7)

Low Sat (0-3)

7.5

Trends Report

Senior/C-Suite



Self-employed/

Contractor

Aligned Autonomy

57%

28%

11%

55%


Trends Report

57% 31% 22%



Aligned Autonomy

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Demographics

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Aligned

Autonomy 33% 35% 30% 36% 31% 26% 37% 38% 32% 29% 35% 37% 34% 30%

Misaligned

Autonomy 12% 14% 11% 4% 16% 13% 13% 10% 14% 14% 10% 13% 14% 9%

Aligned Control 18% 18% 19% 35% 13% 18% 17% 22% 18% 23% 17% 14% 20% 15%

Misaligned

Control 36% 33% 41% 25% 41% 42% 33% 30% 37% 34% 39% 36% 33% 45%

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