First up, I'll do anything to fit the band "Loverboy" into a Valentine's Day post. Count on that...
As for the day Loverboy would find most productive - No doubt - it's Thursday...
And I agree...
I can come in, everyone's at work (unlike Friday), and you can really get things done.
Even the energy's better, since everyone is working for the weekend... which is the main reason the band Loverboy would choose Thursday as their main day to conduct business.
Apparently, the boys from the band and I are in the minority... From AccountTemps:
"Why tackle today what can be put off until Tuesday? In a new survey, 57 percent of executives said Tuesday is the most productive day of the week for employees. Monday was the second most popular answer, although it appears to be losing favor: Only 12 percent of respondents ranked Monday as most productive, compared to 26 percent in a 2002 survey.
The national poll included responses from 150 senior executives -- including those from human resources, finance and marketing departments -- with the nation’s 1,000 largest companies. It was conducted by an independent research firm and developed by Accountemps, the world’s first and largest specialized staffing service for temporary accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals.
Executives were asked, “In your opinion, on which day of the week are employees generally most productive?” Their responses:
Monday 12% Tuesday 57% Wednesday 11% Thursday 11% Friday 3% Don't know 6%
Of course, all these executives would trade it all in for a brief taste of the rock and roll lifestyle of Loverboy....
Check that - maybe they wouldn't - I just did a youtube search for the original "Working for the Weekend" video and and was reminded of style issues that went with the early 80's. Also saw some videos suggesting they are coming to a County Fair near you. That would hardly make executives leave their options and turn in their company cars.
I was in grade school when Loverboy released the album shown above. I think my sister had the 8-Track. Good times for the young HR Capitalist...
A free lifetime subscription to this blog for anyone who makes it through the whole video.
Yup, sure was a great video (well, at least the song is still good).
Within your post lies the reason to be skeptical of these survey results:
Just like you remembered Loverboy to look better than they actually do, can we really expect managers' opinions about when people are most productive to be accurate?
Perception = Reality ???
Or in the case of this particular survey question,
Opinion = Reality ???
Posted by: Chris | February 15, 2008 at 01:34 PM