The Hidden Barriers Holding Back Workplace Performance
Summary
A Gartner survey found that many managers feel heavier work demands, while fewer employees say their managers help them set priorities. Workplace experts cited bureaucracy, poor communication, unclear goals, weak processes and other organizational barriers as factors that can keep experienced staff from turning effort into results.Key Facts
- Gartner surveyed 2,947 employees and managers.
- Forty-seven percent of managers said more was expected of them and they were working harder than a year earlier.
- Forty-one percent of employees said their manager helped them prioritize work.
- Leeds University Business School professor Matthew Davis said bureaucracy, poor communication, inadequate technology and conflicting goals can limit employee performance.
- Luis Pinate described a “high performance trap,” where working harder no longer brings proportionate returns.
- Pinate’s Exponential Performance System assesses six areas, including objectives, workplace culture, processes, skills, and compensation.
- Pinate reported that about 80 percent of 554 program participants from 2019 to 2025 recorded average performance improvements of 60 to 110 percent.
- The article says Amerant Bank in South Florida used the program, but the available text ends before giving further details.
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