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StrengthsFinder 2.0 Celebrates First Anniversary With 500,000 Copies in Print

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath marks its first anniversary in print this month, having spent its first year on the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and USA Today bestseller lists. At the end of its first year, there are 500,000 copies in print.

Human Sigma: Bringing Excellence to Managing People

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Six Sigma transformed the manufacturing side of business, bringing excellence, quality, and conformity to finished goods. Now, Human Sigma, a new Gallup Press book, will bring the same excellence to the greatest challenge in business today -- managing people.

Many Employees Would Fire Their Boss

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Nearly one-quarter of U.S. employees (24%) would fire their boss if given the chance. And as many as 51% of actively disengaged workers would get rid of their leader if they could, according to a recent Gallup Management Journal survey of U.S. employees.

Gallup Reveals the Formula for Innovation

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Recent research on companies that are among the most successful innovators points to one common denominator: the right culture. To probe the relationship between innovation and culture, the Gallup Management Journal surveyed U.S. workers to determine the effect on individual creativity and workplace engagement when employers emphasize developing employee talents and strengths.

New Book Continues the Strengths Revolution

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

In the 2001 New York Times bestseller Now, Discover Your Strengths, Gallup ignited a global conversation about the idea that success is built on identifying and developing the things you do best rather than shoring up weaknesses. Now, StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath offers a more in-depth analysis of each person's strengths. The updated assessment offers a new perspective on how talents can emerge in different ways for each individual.

Gallup Publishes Long-Awaited Follow-Up to Bestselling Management Book

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

More than a decade ago, Gallup combed through its database of more than a million people to figure out what the world's best managers did differently. What emerged was the national bestseller First, Break All the Rules. Now comes the long-awaited follow up -- 12: The Elements of Great Managing. The new book profiles great managers and draws insights from a database that has grown tenfold in recent years.

Gallup Study: Engaged Employees Inspire Company Innovation

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

When it comes to innovation, business leaders are counting on ideas from their employees, customers, and partners to help drive the organization forward. And engaged employees are most likely to contribute those innovations, according to a recent Gallup Management Journal survey of U.S. workers.

New Book Explores Why Relationships Succeed or Fail

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Vital Friends: The People You Can't Afford to Live Without is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the value of friendships in our society across both our private and our public lives. The results are startling, provocative, and certain to change the way we look at friendships forever.

Dilbert Is Right, Says Gallup Study

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The less you like the physical surroundings of your work environment, the more likely you are to be dissatisfied with your job. Read this and other results from the GMJ's latest survey of U.S. employees.

Gallup Study: Feeling Good Matters in the Workplace

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

According to the latest national Gallup Management Journal survey, happy employees are better equipped to handle workplace relationships, stress, and change. And no one plays a greater role role in their well-being and engagement, the survey finds, than their supervisors.

New Book Reveals Why Consumers Bond With Brands

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Married to the Brand: Why Consumers Bond With Some Brands for Life, by William J. McEwen, draws on more than 60 years of research from The Gallup Organization to examine how and why we connect to the products we use and the brands we buy.

Gallup Study Reveals Workplace Disengagement in Thailand

Thu, 12 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

A recent Gallup Organization Employee Engagement Index survey in Thailand revealed that "engaged" employees -- who are often a company's most committed and productive workers -- make up only 12% of Thailand's employee population. Not surprisingly, disengagement has a big impact on the Thai economy. Gallup estimates that lower productivity of actively disengaged workers costs the Thai economy as much as 98.8 billion Thai baht ($2.5 billion U.S.) each year.

Gallup Study: Unhappy Workers Are Unhealthy Too

Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The extent to which employees are engaged at work has a dramatic impact on their physical health and psychological well-being, according to a recent Gallup Organization study. A majority of actively disengaged employees -- 54% -- say they think their work lives are having a negative effect on their physical health.

New Book Shows How Positivity Increases Productivity

Thu, 08 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

While the daily headlines are full of information on the staggering cost of disengaged workforces, the authors of How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life focus on the other side of the equation: the impact that positive interactions make on people's lives -- both at work and at home.

Gallup Launches Publishing Company

Thu, 08 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

The Gallup Organization announces the formation of its own publishing unit. Gallup Press will debut with its first list of books in September 2004. The publisher will offer books on business, management, education, the social sciences, religion, and current affairs.

Gallup Study Finds That Misery at Work Is Likely to Cause Unhappiness at Home

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Employees who aren't engaged in their jobs are more likely to be unhappy in their personal lives, too, according to a new Gallup Organization study. Gallup found compelling differences between employees who are engaged in their jobs (those who identify with their work and actively promote company objectives) and employees who aren't engaged, in their responses to questions about their personal lives and their lives in general.

Gallup Study Finds That Many Employees Doubt the Ethics of Corporate Leaders

Thu, 10 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT

The current crisis of confidence in corporate leadership has spread to the nation's employees, according to the Gallup U.S. Employee Engagement Index. Although 61% agreed that the people who run most companies are "good leaders," only 39% said corporate leaders were worth the money they earn.

Post 9/11, Compassionate Companies Had Highly Engaged Employees, Reports GMJ

Fri, 15 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

More employees at U.S. companies that responded effectively to the Sept. 11 tragedy are engaged with their work than are employees at companies that responded poorly.

The Most Inclusive Workplaces Generate The Most Loyal Employees, Reports GMJ

Mon, 17 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Building a racially and ethnically inclusive workplace has traditionally been a defense against discrimination suits. But according to new research published in the current Gallup Management Journal (GMJ), fostering inclusiveness does much more: It plays a critical role in boosting employee loyalty and morale.

GMJ Reports that Large Companies Could Boost Productivity $13 Million Annually by Creating a "Small Company Feel"

Mon, 17 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Major corporations could improve their workforce productivity by millions of dollars by fostering a "small-company culture," according to new research published in the current Gallup Management Journal (GMJ).

Customers' Emotional Attachment Extends to More Products and Services Than Many Marketers Think

Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT

New research published in the summer issue of the Gallup Management Journal (GMJ) shows that customers develop emotional, even passionate, ties to an extremely broad range of the products and services they use. The new findings, which contradict conventional marketing wisdom, suggest that companies in almost any industry can attract life-long customers.

Gallup Study Indicates Actively Disengaged Workers Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions Each Year

Mon, 19 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT

"Actively disengaged" employees -- those fundamentally disconnected from their jobs -- cost the U.S. economy between $292 billion and $355 billion a year, The Gallup Organization estimates in the inaugural issue of its new quarterly, the Gallup Management Journal (GMJ).