An overwhelming number of U.S. managers want better management training in a range of areas.

A new survey from workplace learning firm Grovo found that not only did 98 percent of managers surveyed feel managerial staff need more training to deal with important issues such as professional development, conflict resolution, employee turnover, time management and project management, but midlevel managers say more than 2 out of 5 of their company's managers, on average, are unprepared for management when they assumed their role, and that less than half of managers are highly effective.

On the heels of these discouraging determinations came the even more discouraging opinion of 76 percent of respondents who say ineffective managers are frequently rewarded or promoted.