Posted on: Sunday, January 18, 2009
Not many bosses inspire workers
By John MacIntyre
Percentage of American employees who describe their bosses as competent, according to a workplace survey by Randstad USA: 50
Percentage who perceive their boss as a great role model and mentor: 29
Percentage who see their boss as their biggest advocate: 19
Percentage who feel motivated by their boss: 22
OUT IN THE OPEN
Percentage of online shoppers who change their passwords only when or if required, according to the findings from the 2008 PayPal Trust and Safety Study: 34
Estimated percentage of consumers who use social networking sites where they post important family dates, family members' names or nicknames that they use to create their passwords: 40
NEIGHBORLY FEELINGS
Ranks of Sarah Palin, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Phelps, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as the people who U.S. adults would most like to be neighbors with, according to a survey by real estate Web site http://www.Zillow.com: 1, 2, 3, 4
Ranks of Britney Spears, Rosie O'Donnell, Joe the Plumber and Lindsay Lohan as the people who U.S. adults would least like to be neighbors with: 1, 2, 3, 4
NEW YEAR, NEW JOB
Even with predictions of slow hiring, percentage of workers who say finding a new job is on their list of New Year's resolutions, according to a http://www.CareerBuilder.com survey: 19
Percentage who say they actually plan to leave their current job before the end of the year: 19
Percentage of workers who say the economy and the tightening job market are not making them hold off on their plans to change jobs: 60
NO SCHEMING HERE
Percentage of financial advisers who are worried the industry's reputation has been tarnished by Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion fraud, according to a poll from InvestmentNews: 69
Percentage of advisers who reached out to clients in December to reassure them that their assets were safe from similar schemes: 59.3
HOTEL DWELLERS
Percentage of travelers who stay within the confines of their hotel until checkout, according to research by One-Poll on behalf of Samsung: 45
Percentage who do not even leave their room: 18
BEAUTY OVER BUCKS
Percentage of American women who would be willing to give up highlights/lowlights to save money, according to the Sally Beauty Supply Best Tressed survey: 33
Percentage of women who say they would never give up professional trims, even in a sinking economy: 56
IDLE THOUGHT
"Sooner or later, those who win are those that think they can."
— Richard Bach, author
Contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.
