Manager Profiles http://gmj.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Almost daily, companies are cutting workers, and morale and productivity are suffering as a result. In this environment, a strengths-based approach is vital because it creates hope, opens the doors to untapped potential, and brings out the best in people and in companies. http://gmj.gallup.com/content/117997/Strengths-Confront-Tough-Times.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://gmj.gallup.com/content/117997/Strengths-Confront-Tough-Times.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:00:00 GMT Why are mentors such a powerful influence on their protégés? “Human see; human do” is a fundamental part of our wiring, write the authors of the New York Times bestseller 12: The Elements of Great Managing. http://gmj.gallup.com/content/28624/Sixth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://gmj.gallup.com/content/28624/Sixth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT Why does it matter so much to employees that someone at work cares about them? It's because their need for bonding extends far beyond their homes, churches, and neighborhoods, according to the authors of the New York Times bestseller 12: The Elements of Great Managing. http://gmj.gallup.com/content/28561/Fifth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://gmj.gallup.com/content/28561/Fifth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Nearly one quarter of U.S. employees -- and 51% of actively disengaged workers -- would sack their managers if given the chance, according to the latest GMJ survey. Engaged employees, however, are far more charitable to their supervisors. http://gmj.gallup.com/content/28597/Would-Fire-Your-Boss.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://gmj.gallup.com/content/28597/Would-Fire-Your-Boss.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Many managers dread having to give performance reviews, and many employees equally dread receiving them. A manager in Belgium, one of the highest rated supervisors in Gallup's global database, has solved this problem by not making such a big deal about the reviews. Rather, he gives his workers insightful and personal feedback throughout the year. This approach has proven very effective for his team and has earned the veteran manager accolades. Would his approach work for you? http://gmj.gallup.com/content/28033/Performance-Reviews-Without-Anxiety.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://gmj.gallup.com/content/28033/Performance-Reviews-Without-Anxiety.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT The ramifications of matching employees to what they naturally do best are profound. So much so that this aspect of work life emerged as one the elements that best predict the performance of an employee or team. The authors of the New York Times bestseller 12: The Elements of Great Managing explain. http://gmj.gallup.com/content/27805/Third-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://gmj.gallup.com/content/27805/Third-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT A Cargill manager's employees rate him exceptionally high on a crucial aspect of great management: developing his team. His leadership practices, which he says he learned as a teen, offer lessons to managers across all industries, according to the authors of the New York Times bestseller 12: The Elements of Great Managing. http://gmj.gallup.com/content/27454/Investing-Employees-Development.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://gmj.gallup.com/content/27454/Investing-Employees-Development.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT A manager at Owens Corning's Rio Claro, Brazil, facility knows that equipping his employees with what they need leads to many benefits, not the least of which is worker safety, comfort, and productivity. But it also instills team spirit. In fact, the Rio Claro facility is emblematic of one of the key elements revealed in the recently published New York Times bestseller, 12: The Elements of Great Managing. http://gmj.gallup.com/content/26773/Why-Employees-Need-Right-Equipment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://gmj.gallup.com/content/26773/Why-Employees-Need-Right-Equipment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:00:00 GMT To decrease wait times at a prestigious Toronto hospital, a manager needed a clear picture of how friction between two teams was decreasing employee engagement. Ensuring that employees knew that their opinions matter was the key to improving performance. http://gmj.gallup.com/content/26044/Making-Employees-Opinions-Count.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://gmj.gallup.com/content/26044/Making-Employees-Opinions-Count.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:00:00 GMT The young manager of a home improvement store in Wales excels by giving his employees opportunities at work to learn and grow. In fact, he does this so well that he has become one of the most successful managers at it in Gallup's worldwide database. http://gmj.gallup.com/content/25354/BampQ-Does-Career-Improvement-Too.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://gmj.gallup.com/content/25354/BampQ-Does-Career-Improvement-Too.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:00:00 GMT