Element 10 Best Friend http://businessjournal.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam How does employee engagement move through an organization? Does it begin in the executive suite and move down through managers to frontline workers? Or does it come from all different directions? Gallup researchers set out to tackle these essential leadership questions. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/144140/Leading-Engagement-Top.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/144140/Leading-Engagement-Top.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT Social connections explain a lot -- from why some teams excel to why, when a husband comes home crabby, his wife soon becomes cranky too. That begs the question: What would social connections do for business if executives used them on purpose? http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/143486/Power-Potential-Social-Networks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/143486/Power-Potential-Social-Networks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:00:00 GMT In this podcast of the GMJ article The Power and Potential of Social Networks, experts tell what social connections could do for businesses if executives started to use them with intent. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/144515/Power-Potential-Social-Networks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/144515/Power-Potential-Social-Networks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT Gallup researchers have found that Social Wellbeing -- having strong relationships and love in your life -- is vital to your health, happiness, and even to your productivity at work. The authors of Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements explain why. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/127043/Friends-Social-Wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/127043/Friends-Social-Wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT Most people equate wellbeing with being wealthy and healthy. That's not the whole story, say the authors of Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements. In this interview, they explore the basics of wellbeing and what we can do to increase our own wellbeing. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/127643/Wellbeing-Need-Thrive.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/127643/Wellbeing-Need-Thrive.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 12 May 2010 11:00:00 GMT Contrary to their every instinct, managers should actually encourage their workers to chit-chat, to gather around the water cooler -- even to gossip. An MIT researcher reveals why these guilty pleasures are, in fact, good for a company's productivity. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/111766/News-Flash-Workplace-Socializing-Productive.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/111766/News-Flash-Workplace-Socializing-Productive.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT Companies can reduce costly churn if managers know what to look for. But they usually don’t -- and that's because too many managers think money is at the root of the turnover issue. This article uncovers the real sources of the problem and reveals the reasons most people quit. Find out how to keep good employees from walking out the door. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/106912/Turning-Around-Your-Turnover-Problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/106912/Turning-Around-Your-Turnover-Problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:00 GMT Measured by the statement "I have a best friend at work," this element has proven to be incredibly controversial to executives. But those business leaders who think friendships are none of their business don’t understand human nature, according to the authors of 12: The Elements of Great Managing. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/104197/Tenth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/104197/Tenth-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT A recent Gallup study of the U.S. workforce reveals this simple yet powerful formula: strengths development + engagement = innovation. Learn more about this national study and how its findings can be applied to your company. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/27145/Innovation-Equation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/27145/Innovation-Equation.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT This manager in India was faced with a poor-performing team and tremendous pressure to turn it around. To tackle this pressing problem, he took a surprising and totally unconventional approach: He fostered workplace friendships. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/24919/Engineering-Friendly-Workplace-DaimlerChrysler.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/24919/Engineering-Friendly-Workplace-DaimlerChrysler.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:00:00 GMT