Tom Rieger, author of Breaking the Fear Barrier: How Destroys Companies from the Inside Out and What to Do About It, is our guest tomorrow at 9:30 AM, Central. Listening options are listed below.
Mr. Rieger is a Senior Practice Expert for Gallup, has pioneered the study and science of organizational barriers. Rieger is an expert in applying behavioral economic principles to uncover how complex systems self-destruct -- and how to correct those problems. Through this work, he has become a recognized leader in developing methods and frameworks to identify and remove barriers to organizational and societal success.
Rieger joined Gallup in 1994. In addition to his work as the leader and chief architect of Gallup's consulting on organizational barriers, he is an expert in international research and polling methods and developing and applying statistical models to complex organizational issues.
Prior to joining Gallup, Rieger designed and ran a global customer measurement program for a Fortune 100 company. He also worked with predictive models for new brands and strategies.
Rieger received a master's degree in industrial administration from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business in 1986. He currently resides in Southern California.
Some say the recession is... over (really?) and we can expect the unemployment numbers to begin to decrease. (A double really) But these illusionary successes have come at the expense of those who remain employed. Gallup has found that half of American workers feel like they are prisoners in their own company. Numerous studies on levels of employee engagement report stagnant or declining levels of employee engagement despite the well-reported impact on a company's financial results of rising percentages of their employees engaged and motivated. Regardless of industry, company size, job level, or function, a vast number of employees feel caught in a tide and powerless to do anything about it. The resulting cost to organizations -- in productivity, profits, and customer engagement -- is exorbitant. It's estimated that US companies alone lose up to $300 billion as a result.
Tom's book is imminently readable and includes imminently doable tips and steps you can take within your own organization to reverse this rising tide of fear that only serves to threaten your organization's sustainability. He's pulled the company's global research across a dozen countries spanning six continents to identify the "fear barrier" and to show how and why fear destroys companies. The book explains how to transform a fear-plagued organization into one that is courageous and unstoppable.
Be there for the show, buy the book or be afraid.
LISTENING OPTIONS
Live
- Listen in streaming mode here
- Call 646-915-9212 during the show's live portion: 9:30 AM, Central to 10:30 AM, Central.
Later
- Listen in streaming mode here
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