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DEC 2006

49 Percentage of U.S. workers who say their employers fail to deal effectively with problems workers,

according to a survey conducted by Sirota Survery Intelligence.

48 Percentage of U.S. human resource professionals who say that keeping mid-career employees

engaged is the challenge that organizations are least prepared for.

55 Percentage of U.S. workers who report high levels of stress, with extreme fatigue/feelings out of

control, according to a survey by ComPsych.

42 Percentage of U.S. workers who report having constant but manageable stress.

Number 1 Rank of "people issues" among the leading cause of co-worker stress.

63  Percentage of senior executives and managers who say they rely on personality and "likeability"

when hiring and/or promoting in their business, according to the worldwide survey of senior

executives and managers conducted by NFI Research.

74 Percentage of executives who report either always or very often sending thank-you notes to

potential employers following an interview.

19 Percentage who say they formulate responses to possible interview questions.

60 Percentage of executives who say that the most important thing they do before a job interview is conduct research on the potential employer, according to a global survey by Korn/Ferry International.

$10,000 Amount small business owners used on average to start their business, according to the

the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index Study.

August 2006

48 Percentage who ridicule a bad boss to other workers. Survey conducted by BadBossology.com

and Development Dimensions International.

59 Percentage of workers who say they do not take minutes for most meetings. Reported by GroupSystems Corp.

34 Percentage who cited micromanaging as one of their biggest pet peeves. Survey conducted by

the Harris Interactive for Randstad.

44 Percentage of employed American who cite condescending tones as their biggest pet peeve

at work. according to a workplace etiquette survey conducted by the Harris Interactive for Randstad.

July 2006

19 Percent of workers who say they lie at the office at least once a week. Survey by Career

24 Percentage of Managers who have fired employees for being dishonest. Survey by Career

Builders.com

1-5 Ranking of resume fabrications: Education, Job Title, Compensation, reasons for leaving

employment and accomplishments. Data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

80 percentage who say supervisor/subordinate relationships should be off limits. 2006 Society of HR

Management Romance Survey.  70 percent of employers who say their organization does not have

a formal policy addressing romantic liaisons between employee.  

$92 Billion Amount lost in annual wages the United States from smokers who die prematurely,

according to estimates from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

20 percentage of information technology workers who say they are dissatisfied in their current

positions, according to a recent survey, "Job Forecast 2006 - IT," conducted by CareerBuilders.com

38 Percentage who say they are not happy with the way their corporate leaders are running the organization.

June 2006

1322 the number of CEO's departures in 2005, according to a survey by Challenger, Gray &

Christmas Inc. 663 in 2004 and 695 in 2003.

52 percent of Fortune 1000 companies and other firms with more than 1000 employees anticipate

difficulty finding enough educated and skilled workers to fill future jobs.

John McIntyre – Figuratively Speaking column

49 percent of Fortune 1000 companies and other firms with more than 1000 employees that say

the level of worker’s skills have deceased over the last decade. - Zogby International

13 percent of full-time U.S. employees work more than 5 days per week. - Baxter Strategies Inc.

71 percent of Executives say email is the primary method of communications used at work,

up from 27 percent just 5 years ago. - Survey by OfficeTeam

13 percent of Executives say the telephone is the primary method of communication, down from 48 percent 5 years ago. - Survey by OfficeTeam

May 2006

3 percent say that they believe what they hear at work. - Workingwounded.com/ABCNEWS.com

online ballot.

4 Years is the average for salary and wage workers with the same employer. - 2004 Census Bureau

55 percent of executives who say their companies are not truly committed to their customers, but

rather treat customers as a means to a goal. - Customer Experience Management 2005 study

released by Strativity Group.

59.2 percent say that their relationships with their customers is not well defined - Customer Experience Management 2005 study released by Strativity Group.

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