James Harter

About The Author

James K. Harter, Ph.D., is chief scientist for Gallup’s international workplace management practice and coauthor of “Manage Your Human Sigma,” published in the Harvard Business Review. Dr. Harter has authored or coauthored more than 1,000 research studies for profit and nonprofit organizations. Some of this research has been popularized in the business bestsellers First, Break All the Rules, and How Full Is Your Bucket? and in academic articles, book chapters, and publications such as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

Books by James Harter

12: The Elements of Great Managing
By Gallup and James Harter
Based on the largest worldwide study of employee engagement and more than a decade of research, Gallup explains the 12 elements essential to motivating employees and features the inspiring stories of 12 managers who succeeded in these dimensions.
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