Mom as CEO

07/15/2003

"Schools are being forced to focus on what's tested versus what's important, and the civic soul of public education is being further eroded. To remedy this, education must include a very serious civic component . . . one that promotes adhering to a set of civic-minded values and acting upon those values . . . one that doesn't just teach 'civics,' but strives to develop engaged citizens." - Terry Pickeral, executive director, National Center for Learning and Citizenship

MOM AS CEO

In a recent survey reported in the July 2003 issue of Work & Family Life ([email protected]), a large majority of working American adults expressed the opinion that their own mothers could perform as well as or better than their bosses in certain areas of leadership . . .

Of 632 employees polled by Management Recruiters International of Cleveland,

* 67% said their mothers would do a better job at resolving employee disputes;

* Nearly 75% said their moms would communicate with their employees at least as well as their bosses do;

* 70% said their mothers would help provide the same balance, or better balance, between work and home life for employees;

* 62% said their mothers would handle company finances better than or as well as their current bosses; and,

* 80% rated their mothers' ethics as stronger than or about the same as those of their companies' chief executives.

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