Post on 10-Nov-2014
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Ten Years From Now…
in A decade, the average person will have better working conditions. Women and minorities will have an easier time getting ahead. And more of us will be on a first-name basis with someone in India. That, anyway, is what we were told when we polled 2,000 U.S. executives and middle managers this summer. Most of us, it seems, are happy and optimistic. Not to mention bursting with self-esteem: an and optimistic. Not to mention bursting with self-esteem: an
impossible 90% of respondents believe they're in the top 10% of performers.
If we look at the answers of young people, this poll indicates big changes are ahead in tomorrow’s workplace. Young execs and
managers are far less likely than their elders to put work first in their lives or to be content with their bosses. And what to make of this tidbit? People under 30 are more likely to have accidentally called
their boss Mom or Dad.
Big Love For Small Companies
54% of people in small companies* like their jobs a lot, vs. 44% of
people in big companies.**
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companies.**
A Friend In Bangalore
Are you on a first-name basis with someone who
works in India?
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Fear in The Workplace
Which of these scares you the most?
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We Are The Champions
90% of managers think they’re among the top 10% of performers in their workplace.
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But How’d we Live Without It?
36% say people got more done before the
era of e-mail.
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The Best Boss?
Which person would you most like to be your
direct boss?
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Early Plans To Retire
More than 1 in 4 workers 55 and older say they expect never to retire. Only 1 in 10 under age 30 says the
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under age 30 says the same.
Dream Jobs
Clockwise from top left: the government;
Google; the place I’m working now; Goldman
Sachs.
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Sachs.
Which of these places would you most like to
work?
Best Workers
Are you one of the top 10% of performers in your company?
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Priorities, Priorities
Do you live to work or work to live?
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If Only They Could Cook!
6% of respondents under age 30 said they’ve accidentally
called their boss Mom or Dad
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Dad
When It’s Your Turn To Be The Boss…
Things are going to be a lot hotter!
Teams are going to be that much more demanding.
And everyone will consider himself / herself a TOP performer.And everyone will consider himself / herself a TOP performer.