eePulse, Inc. Leadership Pulse Study

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Today, eePulse, Inc., www.eepulse.com, announced the results of their most recent Leadership Pulse study focusing on leadership confidence and energy. Results overall show decreases in the metrics, with the largest slide in scores (11 points) related to HR. The Leadership Pulse research comes from a sample of over 4,000 executives who participate in short, real-time, eePulse Surveys conducted every two months. A total of 369 worldwide executives (31% C-level, 23% VP-level and 25% Directors) responded to questions about their confidence in their HR teams. The results indicated:

(The scores below appear in this order:
Variable
Difference in points from May 2005-Summber 2004, July Score in May, 2005 Score in Summer, 2004 -July)

Confidence in the effectiveness of their HR department
48%
-8 points
56%

Confidence in their senior executive teamís abilities in HR
48%
-11 points
59%



ìThe implications for the HR field are severe,î states Theresa Welbourne, Ph.D., eePulse, Inc. President and CEO. ìEither HR needs to dramatically train up their staff so they can help the most senior executives, or they need to outsource the work to experts who can work directly with the senior team.î

Overall Results: (Note: All change scores statistically significant at the .05 or less probability levels.)

(Values below appear in the following order:
Variable
Difference over time
May, 2005
Summer, 2004 (July)

Energy (mean or average)
6.25
-.47
6.72

Energy (% in high energy zone)
53%
-9 points
62%

Energy (% in low energy zone)
12%
4 points
8%

Confidence in the overall leadership team of their firms (% saying they are confident)
73%
-3 points
76%

Confidence in economic climate of their business
63%
-2 points
65%

Confidence that they have the right people and skills.
59%
-4 points
63%

Confidence in their ability to execute on their companyís vision
60%
-7 points
67%

Confidence in their firmís ability to change as needed.
56%
-9 points
65%

Confidence in their own personal leadership and management skills.
88%
- 4 points
92%

Also, when asked what key factors influence their confidence in their firmís ability to grow, comments from respondents indicated:

18% Sales
18% Leadership/Management
18% People
16% Culture
14% Financial
16% Other

ìOverall scores indicate senior leaders are lagging in their people skills and know they need help,î states Welbourne. ìHowever, with low confidence in their HR departments, perhaps they are not getting the help they need. Continuous adjustments should be made to keep leadership energy and confidence in line with organizational needs. Firm performance is maximized when leaders are working in their productivity zone and confident that they can both execute their vision and change as needed.î

eePulseís long-term predictive research (using regression analysis, control variables and more) shows that energy and confidence at time one can predict firm performance. To view the entire report, please see Link at foot of page.

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