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Leading Engagement From the Top
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.
The Second Element of Great Managing
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.
Why Employees Need the Right Equipment
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.
Your Job May Be Killing You
We all know that workplace stress is hard on our health. But recent research suggests it can actually be deadly. In this interview, a leading expert on workplace management and wellbeing reveals some astonishing findings, including this one: Workplace stress apparently can be linked to heart disease -- the number-one cause of death in Americans over 35.
