About the Authors

Rosanne Liesveld is Managing Partner of Gallup's Education Practice. She began her career as a music teacher three decades ago, and she has spent the past 20 years consulting with leaders in America's schools. Rosanne played a key role in developing TeacherInsight, Gallup's online talent assessment for educators. She received her master's degree in adult education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and she lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Jo Ann Miller is a Senior Seminar Leader and Engagement Manager for Gallup's Education Practice. A member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, Milwaukee for almost 50 years, Jo Ann began her more than four decades in educational ministry as a high school teacher and teacher educator. For the past 30 years, with Selection Research, Inc. and Gallup, she has consulted with educators and church leaders throughout the United States and Canada. Through her seminar leadership, Jo Ann has taught thousands of school leaders the strengths-based approach to teacher and principal selection and development. She received her master's degree in history from Loyola University in Chicago, and she lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

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.