For A Majority Of Execs, Mom's The One, Survey Shows
Jan. 13, 2005
By John S. McClenahen As the May 12 celebration of Mother's Day approaches in the U.S., 57% of the executives responding to a poll by Christian & Timbers, an executive search firm, say their mothers have been the most influential people in their lives. ...
ByJohn S. McClenahen As the May 12 celebration of Mother's Day approaches in the U.S., 57% of the executives responding to a poll by Christian & Timbers, an executive search firm, say their mothers have been the most influential people in their lives. Some 36% cite their fathers as most influential and 7% name their bosses. "I have found the most successful people were heavily influenced by their mother or father. Yet few hiring managers question the influences of a candidate in an interview," asserts Jeffrey E. Christian, chairman and CEO of the executive search firm. "Understanding the human qualities of a candidate before you hire him or her is more important than knowing about his or her business background in determining whether a candidate will fit with the culture of a company." The survey involved 411 executives of large firms and was conducted between April 22 and April 30.
