Gallup, Inc.
Gallup, Inc. is an American multinational analytics and advisory company based in Washington, D.C. Founded by George Gallup in 1935, the company became known for its public opinion polls conducted worldwide. Gallup provides analytics and management consulting to organizations globally. [10] In addition the company offers educational consulting, the CliftonStrengths assessment and associated products, and business and management books published by its Gallup Press unit.
Not to be confused with Gallup International Association.Formerly
Organization[edit]
Gallup is a private, employee-owned company based in Washington, D.C.[3][11] Its headquarters is located at The Gallup Building.[4] It maintains between 30 and 40 offices globally[6] in locations including London, Berlin, Sydney, Singapore and Abu Dhabi and has approximately 1,500 employees.[12][13] In 2022, Jon Clifton became Gallup's CEO, replacing Jim Clifton who had been the CEO since 1998.[14]
Gallup, Inc. has no affiliation with Gallup International, sometimes referred to as Gallup International Association or GIA.[15][16] Gallup has sued Gallup International and other organizations for the unauthorized use of the Gallup name.[16][17][18]
Services[edit]
In addition to its Gallup Poll, which contributes a small proportion of the company's revenue, Gallup offers research and management consulting services, including the Q12 employee engagement survey, and CliftonStrengths.[10][43][44] The Q12 employee engagement survey asks employees 12 questions about their workplace, coworkers, and management, to measure engagement and help managers and organizations improve productivity.[43] CliftonStrengths (also known as StrengthsFinder) is an assessment that uses paired statements to measure a person's aptitudes in 34 strength categories, and produces a report outlining their top five strength areas and how to apply them.[44][45] For K–12 education, Gallup consults and trains schools and school systems to focus on strengths and increase engagement.[46][47] The company administers the Gallup Student Poll in the U.S., which measures success based on hope, engagement, and well-being.[46]
Gallup Poll[edit]
Polling in the United States[edit]
The Gallup Poll is the division of Gallup that regularly conducts public opinion polls. Gallup Poll results, analysis, and videos are published daily in the form of data-driven news. Conducting polls brings the company financial losses of about $10 million a year, but gives Gallup company the visibility of a well-known brand, which helps promote its corporate research.[10] In 2019, Mohamed Younis replaced Frank Newport as editor-in-chief and he leads the Gallup News team.[48]
Historically, the Gallup Poll has measured and tracked the public's attitudes concerning political, social, and economic issues, including sensitive or controversial subjects.
Gallup's Exceptional Workplace Awards[edit]
For more than 15 years, Gallup has recognized organizations with the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award.[78] This award is reserved for organizations that meet standards set by the Q12 employee engagement survey, which includes analysis of more than 2.7 million workers across 100,000+ teams.
Gallup Press[edit]
Gallup's in-house publishing division, Gallup Press, has published approximately 30 books on business and personal well-being-related themes.[79] Its most recent titles include It's the Manager,[80] Wellbeing at Work,[81] and Blind Spot.[82] Other notable Gallup Press books include First, Break All the Rules and StrengthsFinder 2.0, which in 2017 was reported to be one of Amazon's 20 best selling books of all time.[83][84]