Ben Wigert

1 month ago | gallup.com | Jim Harter |Ben Wigert

In March 2020, the workplace changed forever. The COVID-19 pandemic forced people to stay home with little warning, while businesses quickly activated continuity plans and emergency public health protocols took effect. Employees adopted new ways of working as the pandemic continued, and waves of people changed jobs amid The Great Resignation. Customer expectations also evolved, affecting how entire industries operate. Throughout the pandemic, Gallup measured how people’s work and lives changed.

Nov 4, 2024 | gallup.com | Katelyn N. Hedrick |Ben Wigert |Ryan Pendell

Wellbeing in the workplace is an executive concern. Gallup’s March 2024 survey of 151 Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) from large companies reveals that wellbeing ranks among the top organizational priorities this year for one in four CHROs (23%). This follows U.S. adult mental health and emotional wellbeing dropping significantly in 2020 to a historic low and remaining there through our last recorded measurement in December of 2023.

Jul 19, 2024 | gallup.com | Ben Wigert |Sangeeta Agrawal

Hybrid work offers new perks for individual workers, but what about team productivity? The future of team productivity for most remote-capable workers depends on learning to collaborate more effectively in a hybrid workplace. When teams are physically distanced and on different schedules, teamwork is harder to coordinate, and productive partnerships are more difficult to cultivate.

Apr 23, 2024 | gallup.com | Ben Wigert |Kristin Barry |Ryan Pendell

Why do people come to the office? And how can leaders make that time as meaningful and productive as possible? These questions are more urgent than ever with the majority of office workers now having some degree of hybrid flexibility. Today, 54% of remote-capable workers are working hybrid and finding themselves weighing the costs and benefits of the daily commute. In 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the average one-way commute to work was 27.6 minutes.

Mar 19, 2024 | gallup.com | Ben Wigert |Kate Den Houter |Ed O'Boyle

The Gallup CHRO Roundtable Q1 survey. Feb. 14-March 5, 2023. N-Size=95Results for this Gallup poll are based on self-administered web surveys conducted in the second and third quarters of 2023. 2023 Q2 surveys were conducted May 11-25, 2023, with a random sample of 18,871 adults who are aged 18 and older, working full time or part time for organizations in the United States, and members of the Gallup Panel.