12, Rodd Wagner
12, Rodd Wagner
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12
The Elements of Great Managing

Author: Rodd Wagner, James K. Harter

Narrator: Rodd Wagner

Abridged: 4 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2007


Synopsis

The Sequel to the Million-Copy Classic that Revolutionized Employee Engagement

How do great managers inspire top performance in employees? How do they generate enthusiasm, unite disparate personalities to focus on a common mission, and drive teams to achieve ever-higher goals?

More than a decade ago, The Gallup Organization combed through its database of more than 1 million employee and manager interviews to identify the elements most important in sustaining workplace excellence. These elements were revealed in the 1999 bestseller First, Break All the Rules. 12: The Elements of Great Managing is that management classic's long-awaited sequel. It follows great managers as they implement the 12 elements to turn around a failing call center, save a struggling hotel, improve patient care in a hospital, maintain production through power outages, and successfully face a host of other challenges in settings around the world.

Gallup's study now includes 10 million employee and manager interviews spanning 114 countries and conducted in 41 languages. In 12, authors Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter weave the latest Gallup insights with recent discoveries in the fields of neuroscience, game theory, psychology, sociology, and economics. Written for managers and employees of companies large and small, 12 explains what every company needs to know about creating and sustaining employee engagement.

About James K. Harter

James K. Harter, PH.D. is chief scientist for The Gallup Organization's international workplace management practice. Some of his research has been popularized in the business bestsellers First, Break All the Rules and How Full Is Your Bucket? Harter has worked for The Gallup Organization since 1985, and lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with his wife, RaLinda, and their two sons.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa Jill on August 06, 2014

This is an excerpt from the blog post I wrote on this book: I was recently asked by a long-time friend to join a business book club and I jumped at the offer. I want to and NEED to read business books, so the added accountability was just what I needed to make sure I finish them when other, seemingly......more

Goodreads review by Miles on May 27, 2017

Less than a year and a half ago, I had absolutely no business experience. Today, I am part of the management team for a small but steadily growing business in the town where I grew up and hope to live for the rest of my life. This has been the most unexpected and dynamic development of my young adul......more

Goodreads review by Katie on February 21, 2025

for grad school :/ not bad tho--it had interesting psych facts like how mirror neurons trick people into thinking they're socializing when they watch tv......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on November 22, 2011

I listened to this on audio CD while going to and from work. This is one advantage of a long commute. I really loved the format because it cited lots of statistics interspersed with case histories so that it was never dull or hard to relate to. I had heard a lot of the themes before, but never knew......more

Goodreads review by Tracey on March 21, 2009

Fabulous book on creating and sustaining employee engagement!......more