We are excited to host Gallup Chief Scientist, Dr. Jim Harter. Jim will discuss the most important data statistics from Gallup that coaches can use in their coaching as well as how to use the upcoming book, "Its the Manager" for those who work with managers regularly. You can find out more about "Its the Manager" at itsthemanager.com

In this part two of a two-part series, Dr. Hater will discuss the research behind Gallup's State of the American Workplace and give coaches clues on how to use it as a coach.

Jim Harter, Ph.D., is Chief Scientist of Workplace Management and Well-Being for Gallup’s workplace management practice. He is a coauthor of the New York Times bestseller 12: The Elements of Great Managing, an exploration of the 12 crucial elements for creating and harnessing employee engagement. Dr. Harter’s book, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements, is based on a global study of what differentiates people who are thriving from those who are not. His research is featured in First, Break All the Rules, and he contributed the foreword to Gallup’s new edition of this groundbreaking bestseller.

Since joining Gallup in 1985, Dr. Harter has authored or coauthored more than 1,000 research studies for organizations on employee engagement and talent and on topics in applied psychology and well-being. His specialties include psychological measurement and estimating the economic impact of management initiatives.

Dr. Harter received his doctorate in psychological and cultural studies in quantitative and qualitative methods from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). He has served as an adjunct faculty member at UNL and as an associate professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Dr. Harter is on the editorial board of the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies and is a regular reviewer for other prominent academic journals.

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