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Bridging the Leadership Gap in Asia

Engagement is alarmingly low among senior leaders in the region. If they're going to grow in the next decade, Asian companies must develop an effective leadership pipeline now.

Americans Choose Gold as the Best Long-Term Investment

Thirty-four percent of Americans say gold is the best long-term investment, more than say so about real estate, stocks, savings accounts, or bonds. Men, seniors, middle-income Americans, and Republicans are more enamored with gold than are other ...

The School Cliff: Student Engagement Drops With Each School Year

Many Americans are relieved that government leaders in Washington avoided the fiscal cliff. However, there is another cliff to be aware of, one with implications that are far more frightening for the future of our country: the school cliff.

China Has a Serious Workplace Problem

China will become the global economic leader sometime in the next 10 to 25 years, according to many economists. This means China -- and not the United States -- will have the largest GDP in the world, which will, of course, be a global game ...

The Right Global Employment Metric: Payroll to Population

Through our World Poll, Gallup learned that what everyone wants the most is a good job. This is the will of the world, and nothing outranks it: not the desire for family, peace, religion, or anything else.

The All-Out War for Good Jobs

"The coming world war is an all-out global war for good jobs," says Gallup's chairman. But what kind of leadership does such a war demand? And who will win it?

CEOs: Bet Your Stock on a Great Workplace

Wharton researchers have discovered there's a significant difference in stock performance between great workplaces and lousy workplaces. You'd think this would be common sense, but it's not -- most U.S. workplaces are either miserable or ...

Global Payroll to Population Employment Rate at 27% for 2011

Worldwide, 27% of adults were employed full time for an employer in 2011, according to Gallup's new Payroll to Population measure. Payroll to Population rates varied from 52% in Sweden to 4% in the Central African Republic.

U.S. Investor Optimism Plunges

U.S. investor optimism plunged in September as investors expressed the feeling they had little or no control in their efforts to build and maintain their retirement savings. The Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index plunged ...

What China's Rise Really Means

If current trends continue, China's GDP will surpass the United States' in the coming decades. "When and if that happens, America loses," says Gallup's chairman. "China may dominate the world."