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Quiz: U.S. Presidents We'd Love to Work For

By Dennis McCafferty on 2011-02-24


Throughout U.S. history, we've had presidents who were a former surveyor (Washington), a teacher (John Adams), an inventor/architect (Jefferson), a postmaster (Lincoln), a rancher (Theodore Roosevelt), a haberdasher (Truman), a sports team owner (George W. Bush) and even a sheriff (Grover Cleveland). The unifying factor among (hopefully) all presidents is that their skills are directly translatable to the business world. Which is why a consulting firm called Revenue Beast decided to have some fun with a survey that asks U.S. workers which presidents they think would excel in today's business environment. One interesting finding: Thomas Jefferson ranked high (but not the highest) among those presidents considered tech-savvy. “It was encouraging that Jefferson was chosen,” says Jeff Christian, CEO of Revenue Beast, which helps client companies discover and expand new revenue streams. “He was known as a 'technology buff' of his time, buying every new scientific instrument he could get his hands on." Take the quiz and see how your answers stack up against the 100 respondents who participated in the Revenue Beast survey.

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Question:If you could choose one President to be CEO of a mega-Internet company, such as Google or Facebook, whom would you pick?

Top Answer (percent respondents)Bill Clinton (20.6 percent)

Top runners-up (percent respondents)Thomas Jefferson (14.7 percent)Franklin Roosevelt (13.7 percent)Ronald Reagan (13.7 percent)Theodore Roosevelt (12.7 percent)Barack Obama (10.8 percent)

Question:Which president would convey the most honesty and integrity as an executive?

Top Answer (percent respondents)Abraham Lincoln (51.6 percent)

Question:Which president has the most organizational intellectual horsepower?

Top Answer (percent respondents)Thomas Jefferson (31.1 percent)

Question:Which President exhibits the most intensity and drive to accomplish the impossible?

Top Answer (percent respondents)Barack Obama (22 percent)

Question:Which President would be the best natural leader as an executive?

Top Answer (percent respondents)George Washington (26.7 percent)

QuestionWhich president would be the most humble executive?

Top Answer (percent respondents)Abraham Lincoln (30 percent)

Question:Which President would be most likely to build a world-class management system?

Top Answer (percent respondents)Ronald Reagan (22.1 percent)

QuestionWhich President would be most “plugged-in” when it comes to modern technology?

Top Answer (percent respondents)Barack Obama (44.2 percent)(But be careful how you use that Blackberry in the White House, Mr. President.)

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