eePulse, Michigan Ross School of Business Study Reveals Leader Energy Increasing

Dr. Theresa M. Welbourne of eePulse, Inc., www.eepulse.com, and the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, today announced the results of the March 2006 Leadership Pulseô Study. The data indicates that overall, leadership energy levels increased since December of 2005 by .31 points with many industries reporting numbers in their own ìproductivity zonesî (or at levels where leaders say they are
most productive, an indicator of future performance).

Also, most of the 13 industries previously indicating low energy in June 2005 are now reporting higher energy levels. Energy levels in the construction and transportation and public-utilities industries soared while they significantly declined in retail trade and consulting.

ìOur research indicates that employee energy predicts turnover, absenteeism, customer satisfaction, and other performance metrics in an organization,î states Dr. Welbourne. ìThese industry trends indicate an increase in leader energy, which in turn helps to increase employee energy, engagement, firm performance, and employer excellence.î

The Study
Conducted every two months, the Leadership Pulse Study trends organizational change, leadership energy and confidence data from a sample of over 4,500 worldwide, senior-executives in various industries. Respondents answer short questions online and provide individual comments via a Pulse Dialogueô process. Energy levels are rated low (0 to 3.74), medium (3.75 to 6.25) and high (6.26 to 10.0). Respondents are asked to rate current energy levels and rates where they are most productive; the relationship between these two numbers is key for predicting future outcomes.

The Results
The current Leadership Pulse results indicate that since December 2005:

- The biotechnology (energy level 6.97) and construction (energy level 7.57) industries moved from low energy zones into their highest productivity levels.

- Web-based technology, not-for-profit agencies, and service industries (other than consulting) all rated levels within the highest energy zones.

- Moving closer to their optimal energy zones, energy levels in the finance insurance and real estate (up .17 points), manufacturing (up .28), information technology (up .5) and health care (up .59) industries increased.

- Energy levels rated below the optimal zones for wholesale trade (down .87 points), engineering (down .69), retail trade (down .58), consulting (down .11), and communications (down .02).

ìOur next Leadership Pulse Dialogue will drill down into the reasons for these increases,î states Welbourne. ìBut based on research within client firms, our data indicates that positive results are coming from proactive responses from leaders who aggressively try to improve their energy scores and to more positive economic conditions for many organizations.î

For an assessment of your own firmís risk of turnover and performance potential or to learn how your leadership team compares to the industry trends, contact Dr. Welbourne at 1-877-377-8573 or write to info@eepulse.com. To learn more about the Leadership Pulse research study, see http://www.eepulse.com/leadership_reports.html.