Safety http://businessjournal.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Companies can't afford to wait around while Washington debates various plans to reduce healthcare costs. And they don't have to, according to two executives. Organizations have plenty of options at their disposal to stem rising costs and instill healthier employee lifestyles right now. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/126284/Real-Reform-Healthcare.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/126284/Real-Reform-Healthcare.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT Most collaborators, even many of the best, do not realize the role communication plays in creating a powerful partnership. Every time two counterparts talk, their relationship is altered. What goes on beneath the surface is more important than the information exchanged. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/125291/Collaborating-Means-Communicating.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/125291/Collaborating-Means-Communicating.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:15:00 GMT Medical errors are responsible for injury in 1 out of every 25 hospital patients and perhaps up to 98,000 deaths each year. These events are not only tragic -- they're costly. An engaged staff can cure this problem. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/118255/Hospitals-Event.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/118255/Hospitals-Event.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 07 May 2009 15:00:00 GMT Does the strengths approach work with manufacturing employees? This is a question strengths experts hear often from senior executives, and the assumption is that blue-collar workers aren't interested in sharing who they are. Sam's story proves that wrong. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/116482/Strengths-Factory-Floor.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/116482/Strengths-Factory-Floor.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:00:00 GMT This element is measured by the statement “In the last six months, someone at work has talked to me about my progress.” Some people think a performance review will suffice. But it’s not nearly enough, write the authors of 12: The Elements of Great Managing. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/104644/Eleventh-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/104644/Eleventh-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:00:00 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 It matters a lot to employees if their opinions count. That's because people work much harder at something that is at least partly their own idea, according to the authors of 12: The Elements of Great Managing. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/102490/Seventh-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/102490/Seventh-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT Productivity can't get off the ground if employees don't have the right materials and equipment, according to a Gallup study of millions of workers. The authors of the New York Times bestseller 12: The Elements of Great Managing explore this particular management element in depth. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/27115/Second-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/27115/Second-Element-Great-Managing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 12 Apr 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://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/26773/Why-Employees-Need-Right-Equipment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.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 When the nearly 900 workers at a Texarkana mill faced a weakening market and, worse, multiple rounds of downsizing, they could've given up and waited to lose their jobs. But instead of choosing to be victims of the global economy, they consciously -- and conscientiously -- set about saving their mill, and themselves. Here is their success story. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25714/International-Paper-Mill-Saves-Itself.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25714/International-Paper-Mill-Saves-Itself.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT