Rodd Wagner
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Rodd Wagner

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Rodd Wagner is the New York Times bestselling author of the book "Widgets: The 12 New Rules for Managing Your Employees As If They're Real People." A contributor to Forbes, he is one of the foremost authorities on employee engagement, collaboration, and worker safety. Wagner's books, columns, and keynote speeches focus on how higher business performance through employee happiness. He is currently at work on his fourth book.

Wagner is a confidential advisor to senior executives on the best ways to increase their personal effectiveness and their organizations' performance. His work has taken him to a fiberglass factory in Brazil, a vehicle engineering facility in India, a paper warehouse in Poland, a home improvement store in Wales, a medical device design site in Germany, a pharmaceutical firm in Switzerland, the Pentagon, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, the attack submarine USS California, and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

Wagner is author (with Dr. Gale Muller) of "Power of 2: How to Make the Most of Your Partnerships at Work and in Life" and author (with Dr. James K. Harter) of the book "12: The Elements of Great Managing." Wagner's books have been published in 10 languages and his work featured in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, USA Today, ABC News, BusinessWeek, CNBC.com, and the Globe and Mail and National Post in Canada, and parodied in Dilbert.

Wagner holds an M.B.A. with honors from the University of Utah Graduate School of Business. He was formerly a principal of Gallup, the research director of the Portland Press Herald and WGME-TV in Maine, a reporter and news editor for The Salt Lake Tribune, and a radio talk show host. When not writing or consulting, he enjoys running with his dog, fly-fishing, and cross-country skiing.
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