In November last year, Forbes published the conclusions of the CEO Outlook Survey. This report's findings put Polish company CEOs in at least an unfavorable light. The management in some domestic enterprises seems classic to the core.

Decisions? Top-down as always

It is difficult to say on what basis the teams in the surveyed companies are built since, ultimately, the management does not trust them anyway. However, among the surveyed presidents of Polish companies, as many as 86% believe that strategic decisions should be made top-down. Among foreign CEOs, 46% (nearly half!) believe their teams can make crucial business decisions.

I have a team, but...

You can easily think: okay, decisions are decisions, and there will be time for everything, but team building had to develop in the direction of using the potential of individuals. Well, only 24% of the surveyed CEOs indicated using their team's resources to implement the company's strategy. Do you know what that means? Others use external advisors for this purpose. They believe that in this way, they will implement strategic assumptions faster. So where is the space for a team member to identify with the company's strategy and goals?

Lack of trust and flexibility

There are many indications that the skills (and even the willingness!) of delegating tasks and building common, engaging values are still in their infancy. Meanwhile, the younger generations no longer want to be just cogs. Modern employes must see meaning in their work. They want to have a purpose and contribute to the company's development. What the turquoise breeze and changes in management models in foreign companies did not bring to Poland will eventually be enforced by the next generations.