Personal illness accounts for just over one-third of unscheduled absences. Why? Family issues and caretaking, personal needs, stress, burnout, an “entitlement mentality” and probably a host of other (unreported) reasons.

According to the 2007 17th annual CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey by Harris Interactive:

Most people today are juggling the demands of busy personal and professional lives, and [...]

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Management Issues has reported that a study by recruitment firm ExecuNet found job satisfaction levels among America’s top managers were “dangerously low.”

The poll of 2,149 executives, all with an average salary of $221,000, found that nearly half – 48 per cent – were either not satisfied or “somewhat unsatisfied” with their current job.

More than half [...]

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According to an FDS International study of work attitudes across 23 countries, and including nearly 14,000 workers, the United States ranks 4th in “whiney” workers. A “whiney worker” is unhappy and/or demanding about pay, actual income relative to cost of living, average number of weekly work hours, and work impinging on their private life.

Here’s the [...]

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Approximately 32% of a worker’s desire to stay or go is the result of feeling or not feeling trust towards their boss. An employee’s longevity with a company directly correlates with how much they trust their immediate manager or boss. The extent to which an employee trusts their direct boss directly relates to their [...]

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