SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Smartbrief on Workforce — tracks feedback from leading managers and HR practitioners. We run the poll question each Tuesday in our e-newsletter.
Last week, we asked: Considering the popularity of CBS’s “Undercover Boss,” have you tried having executives work with your most challenging employee positions?
- No, we don’t plan on doing anything like that, 78%
- Yes, we did it before the show came out, 20%
- No, but we are planning on doing it, 1.5%
- Yes, we did it in response to the show, 0%
The participants in “Undercover Boss” have praised the effect that the show has had on their bottom line — even their company stock. Yet, few of our readers are even considering doing a similar experiment in their own companies. Why not?