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Robert Half International, a San Francisco consulting firm, asked vice-presidents and personnel directors at one hundred of America's largest companies to name the single greatest reason for firing an employee. This research was carried out in the new millennium. The responses are very interesting and underscore the importance of attitude in the business world.

	30%  -  incompetence
	17%  -  inability to get along with other workers
	12%  -  dishonesty or lying
	10%  -  negative attitude
	7%  -  lack of motivation
	7%  -  failure or refusal to follow instructions
	8%  -  all other reasons

Notice that, although incompentence ranked first on the list, the next five were all attitude problems. The Carnegie Institute not long ago analyzed the records of 10,000 persons and concluded that 15% of success is due to technical training. The other 85% is due to personality, and the primary personality trait identified by the research is attitude. Our attitudes determine what we see and how we handle our feelings. These two factors greatly determine our success.

In a survey of workers across the US, nearly 85% said they could work harder on the job. More than half claimed they could double their effectiveness "if [they] wanted to."  The largest single cost in most business is PEOPLE. According to William J.J. Boetcker, people divide themselves into four classes:

	Those who always do less than they are told.
	Those who will do what they are told but no more.
	Those who will do things without being told.
	Those who will inspire others to do things.

It's up to you. But in many cases, the attitude "problem" is a result of the employee not feeling well-matched to the organisation.