Client-Exclusive Briefing: State of the Global Workplace 2026

Morgan Meinen is a senior consultant at Gallup, specializing in organizational culture, employee engagement and strengths-based practices. Morgan is a leader within Gallup’s research and advisory work, contributing to the Workplace Indicators research team and CHRO Roundtable, and helping translate global workplace data into clear insights and executive guidance. In addition to her research leadership, Morgan leads client engagements across the manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare industries, partnering with senior leaders to diagnose cultural and engagement challenges and apply evidence-based solutions that strengthen performance. She also serves as a judge for the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, evaluating organizations that demonstrate sustained excellence in employee engagement and strengths-based practices.

Jim Harter, Ph.D., is chief scientist for Gallup's workplace management and wellbeing practices. He is coauthor of the No. 1 Wall Street Journal and Washington Post bestseller, It’s the Manager, released in 2019. He is also the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller 12: The Elements of Great Managing, an exploration of the 12 crucial elements for creating and harnessing employee engagement. Dr. Harter's book, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements, is based on a global study of what differentiates people who are thriving from those who are not. His research is featured in First, Break All the Rules, and he contributed the foreword to Gallup's updated edition of this groundbreaking bestseller. Dr. Harter 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. Updated periodically, this study currently covers 82,000 business units and includes 1.8 million employees in 230 organizations, across 49 industries and in 73 countries. His work has appeared in many publications, including Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and Time Magazine, and in academic articles and book chapters.