13 November 2008

Your Organization’s Survival Plan

When the going gets tough, high-performing companies make sure they double down their investments in people

by John Fleming, Tom Rath, and Barry Conchie
Amid this economic crisis, severe budget cutting is inevitable and has already begun in many organizations. But when it comes to figuring out where to make those cuts, think long and hard before you act. According to three top Gallup management experts, when the going gets tough, high-performing companies actually double down their investments in people.
John H. Fleming, Ph.D., is Principal and Chief Scientist -- Customer Engagement and HumanSigma for Gallup. He is coauthor of Human Sigma: Managing the Employee-Customer Encounter.
Gallup Global Practice Leader Tom Rath is the author of the bestsellers How Full Is Your Bucket? and StrengthsFinder 2.0. Rath's latest book is Strengths Based Leadership.
Barry Conchie, Principal Leadership Consultant with Gallup, is the coauthor of Strengths Based Leadership.

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