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A new survey has revealed that Middle East firms struggle more than companies in other regions to cultivate trust among their employees.
The poll, involving 23,545 respondents from 331 organisations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, found companies in this region scored just 49 out of 100 and 52 out of 100 for team trust and organisational trustworthiness.
These scores were the lowest marks in the FranklinCovey poll. Some respondents from 26 organisations in the Middle East were surveyed as part of the study.
“The results of this survey indicate that trust – and the absence of it – is an issue for companies in the Middle East,” said FranklinCovey’s Stephen MR Covey.
“The ability to establish, grow, extend and restore internal trust is the key leadership competency for our challenging times.”
A FranklinCovey statement said trust is a rare commodity in today’s working environment.
It added companies with little or no trust have toxic cultures with open criticism, cynicism, sabotage, lawsuits and criminal behaviour.
The survey also said financial scandals, multi-million dollar bonuses for discredited senior executives and white-collar fraud have made employees less trustful.
