Dale Carnegie Training Survey Results - Enron Fallout: Top Management Beware - a Huge Majority of Employees Will Blow the Whistle On Bad Management Practices.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 Dale Carnegie Training(R) surveyed 747 business people attending its classes worldwide on the recent Enron meltdown meltdown Occurrence in which a huge amount of thermal energy and radiation is released as a result of an uncontrolled chain reaction in a nuclear power reactor. The chain reaction that occurs in the reactor's core must be carefully regulated by control rods, which absorb and discovered surprising results: 75% of all responders agreed or strongly agreed with the statement: "I would risk blowing the whistle if I discovered bad management practices in my company." In fact, a majority of the respondents feel as though there is a communication breakdown between top management and employees: 59% of the respondents disagree or strongly disagree with Verb 1. disagree with - not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people" hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" the statement, "Top management effectively communicates with company employees." In response to the statement, "I have become more distrustful dis·trust·ful adj. Feeling or showing doubt. dis·trust  ful·ly adv.dis·trust of top management's motives," 37.8% of the respondents agreed or strongly agreed. Dale Carnegie, the legendary human relations human relations npl → relaciones fpl humanas expert who founded Dale Carnegie Training(R), stressed the importance of communication and trust in the workplace. His teachings focus on ensuring that organizations strive to create a better workplace for their employees by encouraging communication, enthusiasm, and trust. Creating such a workplace fosters an organization's productivity overall and benefits both top management and employees. "In today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. climate, organizations must be committed to communicating effectively with their employees," states Peter Handal, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Dale Carnegie Training(R). "Doing so will instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·lation n. a trust value within employees and increase their comfort
level within the organization." Handal goes on to say,
"Employees and management will feel a greater sense of unity in
working towards a common goal when such an environment exists -
they'll be working as a true team."
Dale Carnegie Training(R) has more than 5 million graduates in thousands of companies around the world. Dale Carnegie Training(R) is represented in all 50 U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and and in over 70 countries worldwide. The literature has been translated into 20 languages and the book that launched the organization, How to Win Friends and Influence People, remains one of the best-sellers of all time and was selected as the most influential business book of the century by Business Life magazine. For more information on our courses and seminars, please visit us at www.dalecarnegie.com or call 1-800-231-5800. Partial survey results are available for review. To view these results, please go to www.enewsrelease.com/pressroom and enter ID #.34152 |
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