Whose Job is Harder, a Fortune 500 CEO or an NFL Coach? Professionals Weigh in Via Korn Ferry Survey in Advance of Sunday’s...
January 30 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
-- Respondents Say Chiefs’ Head Coach Reid
Would be Better CEO Than 49ers’ Shanahan –
-- Professionals Choose 49ers’ Quarterback
Jimmy Garoppolo as a Better CEO than Chiefs’ Mahomes --
As sports fans across the globe gear up for this weekend’s
massive matchup of the Kansas City Chiefs against the San Francisco
49ers, a Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) survey of professionals pits
football against corporate life.
When asked whose job is harder, an NFL head coach or a Fortune
500 CEO, nearly two-thirds (63 percent) said Fortune 500 CEO. And
even though they believe it’s more difficult, 54 percent of the
professionals said they’d rather be a Fortune 500 CEO than an NFL
head coach.
The survey also dug into the leadership characteristics of the
head coaches of the two teams headed into this weekend’s game. When
asked who would be a better CEO of a Fortune 500 company, nearly
two-thirds (64 percent) picked the Kansas City Chiefs’ Andy Reid
over the San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan.
When asked who they would prefer as a boss, 61 percent chose
Reid over Shanahan, and 53 percent said Reid gets the most out of
the talent on his team.
“This survey shows that the best boss is someone who can not
only galvanize efforts to win against the competition, but one who
can help each and every person on the team excel and reach their
full potential,” said Dennis Baltzley, Korn Ferry Global Head of
Leadership Development. “The most effective leaders – in the
corporate boardroom and on the football field – understand how to
develop and encourage talent to rise above the rest.”
When asked which Super Bowl-bound coach is the most optimistic,
59 percent chose the 49ers’ Shanahan.
When looking at the quarterbacks getting ready for the big game
and how they’d likely perform in the corporate world, 58 percent
said the 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo would be a better corporate CEO
than the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes.
Two-thirds (66 percent) said the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is the
best team player. In fact, 51 percent said Mahomes will be the
highest performer at the Super Bowl, followed by Nick Bosa at 14
percent and George Kittle and Travis Kelce, both at 10 percent.
When asked which team will win the Super Bowl, 69 percent of the
respondents said the Kansas City Chiefs.
“It’s clear that an incredible amount of work, passion, and
preparation has brought both teams to one of the biggest matchups
in sports,” said Baltzley. “As corporate professionals around the
world take in Sunday’s Super Bowl, we should all be inspired to
bring that type of energy, enthusiasm, and world-class team play
back to work with us on Monday.”
About the survey
The Korn Ferry survey of professionals took place in January
2020 and garnered 520 responses.
Survey Responses:
Whose job is more difficult, an NFL
head coach or the CEO of a Fortune 500
company?
NFL head coach
37 percent
CEO of a Fortune 500 company
63 percent
Which would you rather be?
An NFL head coach
46 percent
CEO of a Fortune 500 company
54 percent
Which NFL coach would make the best
corporate CEO?
Andy Reid
64 percent
Kyle Shanahan
36 percent
Which coach gets the most out of his
talent?
Andy Reid
53 percent
Kyle Shanahan
47 percent
Which NFL quarterback would make the
best corporate CEO?
Patrick Mahomes
42 percent
Jimmy Garoppolo
58 percent
Which quarterback is the best team
player?
Patrick Mahomes
66 percent
Jimmy Garoppolo
44 percent
Which player will be the highest
performer at the Super Bowl?
Patrick Mahomes
51 percent
Tyreek Hill
8 percent
Travis Kelce
10 percent
Jimmy Garoppolo
7 percent
George Kittle
10 percent
Nick Bosa
14 percent
Of the two coaches, who would you want
to be your boss?
Andy Reid
61 percent
Kyle Shanahan
39 percent
Which coach is more optimistic?
Andy Reid
41 percent
Kyle Shanahan
59 percent
Which team will win the Super
Bowl?
Kansas City Chiefs
69 percent
San Francisco 49ers
31 percent
About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We work
with clients to design their organizational structures, roles and
responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise
them on how to reward, develop and motivate their workforce. And,
we help professionals navigate and advance their careers.
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