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Building Confidence in Banks: The Payoff in Jobs

Columnist Gael O’Brien speaks with Gallup Chairman and CEO Jim Clifton about a new book in which he argues that successful entrepreneurship and job creation are the most pressing issues facing the world. A critical part of addressing those challenges: the banking industry and its relationships with small business. “Banks,” says Clifton, “are one degree away from us, not six degrees.”

Managers and Ethics: The Importance of ‘Tone in the Middle’

Columnist Gael O’Brien speaks with Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of the Gallup organization, about his new book and the critical role that managers play in the ethics of an organization. “Ethics, like politics, is local, local, local,” Clifton says. “If I think my boss treats me ethically and honestly, that is what I think of the company.”