<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2SBU8G_0vxUxDtr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2SBU8G_0vxUxDtr00" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>Ricardo L. Magen via Getty Images</figcaption></figure><p>Study after study speaks to the importance of managers in company culture — but seemingly just as many have indicated that managers aren’t doing all right.</p><p>And perhaps for understandable reasons. Not only are they responsible for upwards of 260 meetings a year, potentially, but direct reports rely on them to set expectations and offer guidance amid all their other responsibilities.</p><p>Many managers also may be thrust into the position without proper training, only adding to everyone’s stress. About 40% of workers told Oji Life Lab they are stressed about going to work because they have a first-time manager who is unprepared for the role. Many managers also may not be using the right management style for their team, another survey showed.</p><p>Read on to learn more about how managers are doing and what employers can do to ensure these key contributors are able to work to the fullest.</p></div></body>

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Study after study speaks to the importance of managers in company culture — but seemingly just as many have indicated that managers aren’t doing all right. And perhaps for understandable reasons. Not only are they responsible for upwards of 260 meetings a year, potentially, but direct reports rely on them to set expectations and offer guidance amid all their other responsibilities.