What Do You Think About This?

BusinessWeek's survey of 2,500 U.S. managers and executives found that the most competitive are the highly paid, the young, and men. Among the highly paid, 30% (vs. 22% overall) would fire a friend. Nearly half of people under 35 like the idea of laying off the bottom tenth of performers in a company every year. Women? They’re just a tad cynical. Only 41% think talent is a key quality for winning in business; 72% name "self-confidence."

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