Jim Harter
Workplace researcher and author
Jim Harter, Ph.D., is Chief Scientist for workplace management and wellbeing at Gallup. He has written books on managing teams and on wellbeing at work.
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About Jim Harter
Jim Harter earned his doctorate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is Gallup's lead scientist on how workplaces are managed and how wellbeing is supported. He was the primary researcher and author of a large study linking employee engagement in work units to business results. The study has been updated over time and covers 112,000 business units across 96 countries. He coauthored It's the Manager (2019) and wrote Wellbeing at Work (2021). His other books include 12: The Elements of Great Managing and Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements. His writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Time Magazine.