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Leadership Confidence Levels ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009 (message contributor)
LEADERSHIP CONFIDENCE LEVELS FALLING
The 2008 Harris Poll of American leadership confidence has measured the confidence finds 15 of the 16 items listed show a fall in confidence from 2007. They are leadership in medicine down from 35% to 28%, the White House down 22% to 15% and small business leaders from 54% to 47%,. Wall Street, major educational institutions, the courts and the justice systems also saw significant declines. The six institutions enjoying the highest confidence of Americans are: The military (51%); Small business (47%); Major educational institutions (32%); Medicine (28%); Organized religion (25%): The Supreme Court (25%). The lowest levels of confidence are in: The Congress (8%); The press (10%); Organized labor (11%); Wall Street (11%); Major companies (14%).
(Pastors Weekly Briefing 3/7/08)
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