Figuratively speaking.

• Author: McIntyre, John
• Position: Tattle Tales

* Percentage of corporate recruiters who say that communication and interpersonal skills are the most valuable attributes in an employee: 90. Strategic thinking: 65. Work experience: 32.

* Rank of insurance costs as the top problem facing small-business owners in the United States: 1. Taxes: 2. Number of consecutive years in which taxes was the top concern, that is until 2003: 16.

* Percentage of working adults who think that time away from work makes them better employees: 94.

* Percentage of all senior management positions that are held by women: 16. Number of Fortune 500 CEOs who are women: 8.

* Percentage of executives who say that employee job satisfaction is most affected by how well they get along with their managers: 43. Salary and benefits: 19. Relationships with other employees: 6. Company performance: 5.

* Percentage of business passengers who fly coach: 85. Business class: 9.7. First class: 4.5. Rank of leg room as the amenity business travelers say would...