Rodd Wagner
Rodd Wagner is a principal of The Gallup Organization and author with James K. Harter of the New York Times bestseller 12: The Elements of Great Managing.
Upon joining the company in 1999, Wagner gravitated toward the study of high-performing managers and how human nature affects business strategy. Wagner interprets employee engagement and business performance data for numerous Fortune 500 companies.
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Articles by this Author
Collaborating Means Communicating
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 02/12/2010
- Communication
- Unrated
A
partnership changes every time counterparts communicate -- or fail to do so
Why Partners Need Complementary Strengths
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 01/9/2010
- Relationships
- Unrated
Your
strengths are stronger, and your weaknesses weaker, than you realize
Whom Do You Trust?
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 01/9/2010
- Relationships
- Unrated
The
answer says as much about you as it does about your partners in the workplace,
according to the authors of Power of 2
A Challenge for Collaborators: Acceptance
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 01/9/2010
- Relationships
- Unrated
Workplace
partnerships succeed only when both people accept each other for exactly who
they are
Healing a Rift in Your Partnership
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 01/9/2010
- Relationships
- Unrated
Sweet or sour, revenge has a powerful pull that
only forgiveness can overcome
No Fair!
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 10/9/2009
- Relationships
- Unrated
The instincts about fairness that emerged on the
playground also apply to your partnerships in the workplace
Why Partners Need Complementary Strengths
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 08/25/2009
- Relationships
- Unrated
Your
strengths are stronger, and your weaknesses weaker, than you realize
Making Mergers Work
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 05/15/2009
- Change Management
- Unrated
The
eight elements of a successful corporate partnership
The Power of Two
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 11/15/2008
- Relationships
- Unrated
You
are built for collaborating, but chances are, you aren’t forming enough good
partnerships in your workplace
Who Needs a Palin or a Biden?
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 10/10/2008
- Leadership
- Unrated
Executives can learn a lot about their own
working relationships from the success or failure of the most conspicuous
potential partnership
The Problem of Pay
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 07/2/2008
- Motivation
- Unrated
To understand how compensation motivates -- or demotivates -- employees, managers must view their pay strategies through an emotional lens
The Heart of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 07/2/2008
- Leadership
- Unrated
If your employees are so important, why do so many companies entrust them to bad managers?
The Eleventh Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 03/31/2008
- Leadership
- Unrated
Why the compulsory performance evaluation is not enough
The Tenth Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 03/5/2008
- Leadership
- Unrated
Executives who think friendships are none of their business don’t understand human nature
The Ninth Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 02/19/2008
- Leadership
- Unrated
Employees mirror the work ethic they observe around them
The Eighth Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 01/25/2008
- Leadership
- Unrated
If you want the most from employees, they must feel connected to a larger corporate mission
Why Employees Need the Right Equipment
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 11/23/2007
- Customer Service
- Unrated
A manager at Owens Corning's Rio Claro, Brazil, facility knows that equipping his employees with what they need leads to many benefits, including team spirit
Investing in Employees' Development
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 11/9/2007
- Coaching , Motivation , Mentoring , Relationships
- Unrated
How a Cargill manager gets a solid return
Performance Reviews Without the Anxiety
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 11/9/2007
- Performance Review
- Unrated
A manager in Belgium eases employees' tension by giving advice and feedback throughout the year
The Seventh Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 11/9/2007
- Leadership
- Unrated
People work much harder at something that is at least partly their own idea
The Sixth Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 10/25/2007
- Leadership
- Unrated
Why are mentors such a powerful influence on their protégés? "Human see; human do" is a fundamental part of our wiring.
The First Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 10/18/2007
- Leadership
- Unrated
Making sure employees know what's expected of them is the foundation of management
The Second Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 10/15/2007
- Leadership
- Unrated
Productivity can't get off the ground if employees don't have the right materials and equipment
The Third Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 10/12/2007
- Leadership
- Unrated
Mom was right: You're one of a kind. The business implications of her wisdom are startling.
The Fifth Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 09/21/2007
- Communication , Leadership
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There is a huge difference between being a member of the tribe and just another "full-time equivalent." Employees in the first category work much harder on the job.
The Fourth Element of Great Managing
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 08/14/2007
- Leadership
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Employees may be motivated by many different things, but they all strive for a surge of dopamine
This Manager Succeeds -- and Changes Lives
- By Rodd Wagner
- Published 08/2/2007
- Relationships , Motivation , Leadership , Coaching
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