TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2005
THE QUOTES
"I believe that average is really the bottom of the top and the top of the bottom."
--Farrah Gray, Author & Entrepreneur
"As large numbers of baby boomers prepare to leave the workforce, they will be increasingly replaced by younger workers, who tend to be as dissatisfied with their jobs, but have different attitudes and expectations about the role of work in their lives. This transition will present a new challenge for employers."
--Lynn Franco, Consumer Research Center
For more information see THE STATS and first site-seeing link below.
THE QUESTIONS
Ask 'n Answer
What are you doing to ensure your employees are satisfied?
What are you doing to engage customers and keep them coming back?
THE STATS
A recent survey indicates workers are less satisfied with their jobs then they were a decade ago.
- 50% of U.S. workers are happy with their jobs, down from 59% in 1995. Of those, 14% report being very satisfied.
- The biggest decline in on-the-job happiness is among workers earning $25,000 - $35,000 and among workers aged 35 - 44 years.
- Most satisfied workers were over 65 years old.
--USA TODAY/The Conference Board
For more information on these stats see first site-seeing link below.
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March has been officially designated as National Nutrition month. So how much do you know about nutrition?
1. According to consumer research which factor tops nutrition as the #1 reason consumers buy one food over another?
a) packaging
b) preparation time
c) taste
d) cost
2. In addition to walnuts, which one of the following is another rich source of omega-3 fatty acids?
a) peanuts
b) flaxseed
c) apple
d) broccoli
3. Americans tend to underestimate the amount of food they eat by what per cent?
a) 25%
b) 40%
c) 50%
d) 75%
4. Thirty minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week can help prevent and control Type 2 diabetes. True or false?
5. Excess carbohydrates, not fats, cause weight gain. True or false?
--Naples Dailey News/American Dietetic Association
For answers to these and other nutrition questions see second site-seeing link below.
SITE SEEING
A report about job satisfaction.
How much do you know about nutrition? Find out.
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Sam Geist lectures, facilitates workshops and conducts training seminars on sales & marketing, the changing marketplace, leadership, differentiation, customer service and staff motivation. His two books, "Why Should Someone Do Business With You... Rather Than Someone Else?" and "Would You Work for You?" are available in bookstores everywhere, published by Addington & Wentworth Inc.
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