Can You Help Create A Net Thriving Culture at Work? with Jim Harter

Jim Harter, Ph.D. is chief scientist for Gallup's Workplace and Management and Well-Being Practises. Jim is the primary researcher and author of the first large-scale, multi-organization study to investigate the relationships between work-unit employee engagement and business results. This study currently includes 2.7 million employees across 54 industries in 96 countries. In this week's episode, Jim Harter shares his insights from the latest Gallup research to help us understand how to create a Net Thriving Culture at work. Connect with Jim Harter: https://www.gallup.com You'll Learn: [02:29] - Jim explains how thriving is defined in 'Wellbeing at Work' [03:54] - Jim explains the research that underpins this definition of thriving [06:45] - Jim unpacks a measure of thriving that all organizations can use [08:41] - Jim explains the five factors that can help us move from struggling to thriving [10:53] - Jim explains how the Gallup Net Thriving Score fills a gap in well-being measurement [13:39] - Jim shares the new findings from his research about thriving and employee engagement [18:38] - Jim explains how we can create net thriving at the team level [22:07] - Jim suggests how leaders can take a more holistic approach to creating well-being at work [26:46] - Jim Describes the experience of a net thriving culture [28:59] - Jim suggests practical ways we can help create a net thriving culture [31:03] - Jim Shares some cautions and caveats we need to be aware of [34:55] - Jim completes the lightning round Thanks for listening! MPPW Podcast on Facebook Dying For a Paycheck by Jeffrey Pfeffer Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It's free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you, Jim!