The study, by a leadership training and research company headquartered in Atlanta, found that spending more time with their direct supervisor each week could benefit employees.
The research was based on surveys of 32,410 US and Canadian executives, managers and employees.
Researchers found that the optimal amount of time to spend with a manager is six hours a week.
However, fewer than 30 per cent of workers spend that much time with their boss, and fewer than 50 per cent of workers interact with their supervisor for even three hours each week.
The research discovered that workers who do spend six hours each week interacting with their direct leader are 29 per cent more inspired, 30 per cent more engaged, 16 per cent more innovative and 15
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