Jennifer Robison

Jennifer Robison is a contributing writer to Gallup Press. She frequently writes profiles of global companies and interviews leading experts in business and psychology for the Gallup Management Journal. Jennifer lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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General Russel Honoré, who headed the U.S. military’s response to Hurricane Katrina, offers blunt advice on surviving organizational disaster


Do Your Employees Trust You?

A renowned economist explains how trust in the workplace, or the lack of it, affects engagement and life satisfaction


Amid Job Losses, All Isn’t Lost

How the rising unemployment rate is hitting two key sectors and what industry experts and a preeminent economist say will happen next


Turning Around Employee Turnover

Costly churn can be reduced if managers know what to look for -- and they usually don’t


How measuring internal customer service drives positive results in one of the world’s biggest medical equipment companies


Are You the Decider?

An expert in decision making explains how business models can help leaders make informed choices


Many Paths to Engagement

How very different management styles get the same great results at Mars, Incorporated


A Cornell psychologist explains why it’s almost impossible to judge your own competence -- and how to overcome the blind spots


Three million dollars. That's what Doug Fabick figures Fabick CAT made last year on a $500,000 investment, which, says Fabick, "Is a pretty damn good return." In fact, that's a 600% return on investment -- enough to make even Berkshire Hathaway stockholders jealous and to inspire CFOs to ask pertinent questions about Fabick CAT's investment strategy. But that half million dollars didn't go into new equipment, buildings, or technology. In fact, there's almost nothing tangible to show for it. Instead, Fabick CAT invested $500,000 on its people. And people are how Fabick CAT made $3 million back.

How a Thai bank picked up the pieces -- and moved to the front of the pack

Great Leadership Under Fire

How one chief executive turned a disaster into record profits

A GMJ Q&A with Shelley E. Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at UCLA and recipient of the inaugural Clifton Strengths Prize


Two leading researchers say when companies develop a market orientation and a learning orientation, they increase employee and customer engagement


It Pays to Be Optimistic

Exploring the connections between optimism and business success


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