Redskins, Patriots, Cowboys have best market values in NFL
Compiled by John MacIntyre
Rank of the Washington Redskins ($1.423 billion), New England Patriots ($1.176 billion) and Dallas Cowboys ($1.173 billion) as NFL teams with the highest market valuations, according to Forbes.com: 1, 2, 3
Rank of the San Diego Chargers ($731 million), Atlanta Falcons ($730 million) and Minnesota Vikings ($720 million) with the lowest market valuations in the 32-team league: 30, 31, 32
STRESSFUL STATS
Percentage of U.S. workers who report high levels of stress, with extreme fatigue/feeling out of control, according to a survey conducted by ComPsych: 55
Percentage of U.S. workers who report having constant but manageable stress: 42
Percentage who report having low stress: 3
Rank of "people issues" among the leading causes of co-worker stress: 1
SORRY DOESN'T HELP
Percentage of global business executives who viewed public CEO apologies as less effective than other strategies to repair tarnished company reputations, according to a survey by Weber Shandwick and KRC Research: 59
Percentage of business leaders who said the best steps to beginning the reputation-recovery process are announcing specific actions the company will take to fix the problem: 76
Percentage who said an early-warning system should be installed: 76
REUBEN TOPS SURVEY
Percentage of people who claimed they would rather eat a Reuben sandwich than a "plain old peanut butter and jelly sandwich," according to a national survey of consumers by Frank's Sauerkraut: 95
Percentage of the respondents who made Reuben sandwiches at home: 60
MEDIAN CEO PAY IS OK
Median salary for a CEO of a firm with fewer than 500 employees (all industries), according to a survey conducted by Salary.com: $233,600
PROBLEMS LINGER
Percentage of U.S. workers who say their employers fail to deal effectively with problem workers, according to a survey conducted by Sirota Survey Intelligence: 49
Percentage of U.S. human resources professionals who say that keeping midcareer employees engaged is the challenge that organizations are least prepared for: 48
1-2-3, THROW
Number of competitors and spectators from around the world who attended the Fourth Annual World Rock Paper Scissors Championship in 2005, according to Doug Walker, events chairman and co-author, "The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide": 750
Value of the prize money to be awarded: $10,000
Estimated number of single throws of rock, paper or scissors that will be executed before this year's winner is determined: 16,000
ID THIEVERY
Percentage of Americans surveyed who report having either their personal and/or financial information stolen, according to an Experian-Gallup Personal Credit Index Topline Report: 26
Percentage who knew the person who stole their information: 21
LONGEVITY MATTERS
Percentage of CFOs polled who said the length of time a candidate has spent with previous employers is an important factor when evaluating that person for a position with their company, according to a survey developed by Robert Half Finance & Accounting: 87
MORTGAGE SMARTS
Percentage of U.S. adults who have purchased a primary residence in the past three years who indicate they bought within their price range, according to a Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Personal-Finance Poll: 78
Percentage of U.S. adults who used a creative or payment-option mortgage: 38
IDLE THOUGHT
"A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it."
— Frank A. Clark, writer