Episodes

  • What Is the World’s Most Important Problem?

    What Is the World’s Most Important Problem?
    Feb 5 2026
    There is no shortage of contenders for “the most important problem in the world.” Every day, leaders confront a growing list of complex and overlapping challenges that demand their attention. A new report from Gallup, released at World Governments Summit 2026, focuses on the issues people most want their leaders to solve, based on their responses to a new question added to the Gallup World Poll: “According to you, what is the most important problem your country is facing currently?” Riada Akyol, senior communications consultant at Gallup, and Benedict Vigers, Gallup senior global news writer, discuss the findings from this new research.

    Read the report, “The World’s Most Important Problem,” here: https://www.gallup.com/analytics/701519/worlds-most-important-problem-report.aspx
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    21 mins
  • Leading With Strengths: Marlene Tromp, President of the University of Vermont

    Leading With Strengths: Marlene Tromp, President of the University of Vermont
    Dec 18 2025
    In a conversation between Gallup CEO Jon Clifton and Dr. Marlene Tromp, president of the University of Vermont, Tromp shares how her strengths shape the way she leads. Listen in as Tromp discusses how she thinks about building trust and belonging across campus and why clarity and self-awareness are essential in moments of uncertainty.

    Originally recorded as part of Gallup’s “Leading With Strengths” leadership interview series, this discussion offers timely insight for leaders across education and beyond — especially those guiding the next generation through rapid change.

    The Gallup Podcast will return with new episodes in 2026.
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    37 mins
  • Leading With Strengths: Juan Carlos Pinzón, Former Colombian Minister of Defense

    Leading With Strengths: Juan Carlos Pinzón, Former Colombian Minister of Defense
    Nov 20 2025
    The Gallup Podcast will return in 2026. As we round out the year, we invite you to explore Leading With Strengths, a special series on global leadership. Through in-depth interviews, we uncover the decisions, mindsets and strengths that define exceptional leadership across industries and cultures.

    Juan Carlos Pinzón twice served as Colombia’s ambassador to the U.S., helping commemorate 200 years of diplomatic relations. From 2011 to 2015, he was Colombia’s youngest minister of defense, after serving as chief of staff to the president, vice minister of defense, and adviser at the World Bank, along with senior positions in banking and finance. Pinzón is a visiting professor at Princeton University.

    In this conversation, Gallup CEO Jon Clifton speaks with Pinzón regarding what history teaches us about leadership, why great leaders think beyond tomorrow’s headlines, how the emotions of a nation shape its destiny, and why understanding people’s pain is crucial.

    Discover more interviews at www.gallup.com/leading-with-strengths
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    32 mins
  • The Promise and Peril of AI, Through Americans’ Eyes

    The Promise and Peril of AI, Through Americans’ Eyes
    Oct 9 2025
    Synopsis: Americans are hesitant and skeptical when it comes to AI — but at the same time, U.S. employees’ use of AI at work has taken off. However, there are bigger-picture questions about AI that linger, on safety and national security, governance, international cooperation, and more.

    New research with the Special Competitive Studies Project provides insights on how Americans are grappling with the threats and possibilities of these advancing developments.

    Read up on Gallup’s latest findings on this topic:
    • AI: Major Threat or Just the Next Tech Thing?
    • AI Use at Work Has Nearly Doubled in Two Years
    • Americans Prioritize AI Safety and Data Security
    • American Views on AI, National Security in 5 Charts
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    21 mins
  • HBCUs Demonstrate the Power of a Strengths-Based Culture

    HBCUs Demonstrate the Power of a Strengths-Based Culture
    Aug 28 2025
    As students file back into classrooms, many are returning to campuses transformed by a strengths-based culture. Gallup’s Camille Lloyd talks with Dr. Cheresa Simpson and Dr. Paquita Yarborough of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund about how historically Black colleges and universities are weaving CliftonStrengths into the student experience.
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    17 mins
  • Leading With Strengths: Leslie Motter, CEO of Make-A-Wish America

    Leading With Strengths: Leslie Motter, CEO of Make-A-Wish America
    Jul 3 2025
    What makes a leader worth following? At Gallup, this question has long guided both our research and our conversations with those shaping the course of society. As The Gallup Podcast pauses for the summer, we invite you to explore Leading With Strengths, a special series on global leadership. This collection of stories profiles real leaders confronting real challenges and shows how impact is shaped by each leader's unique strengths.
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    36 mins
  • Global Employee Engagement Falls for Only the Second Time in Gallup’s Trend

    Global Employee Engagement Falls for Only the Second Time in Gallup’s Trend
    Jun 5 2025
    Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report captures the voice of global employees in an evolving workplace. While the annual report has found a generally upward trajectory for global employee engagement, this year is an exception. Gallup’s Jim Harter, Claire DeCarteret and Benedict Vigers join the conversation to explore what the report finds about how employees are feeling around the world – and why it matters.

    Read the latest State of the Global Workplace report:
    https://on.gallup.com/45DhNWc
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    14 mins
  • Needs and Challenges Facing Black Parents in the U.S.

    Needs and Challenges Facing Black Parents in the U.S.
    May 1 2025
    Gallup research with the Equity Research Action Coalition at the University of North Carolina explores how Black parents bond with their children and navigate through challenges, from transportation to conversations about race. Camille Lloyd, director of the Gallup Center on Black Voices, talks with Dr. Iheoma Iruka, the coalition’s founding director, about the findings.

    Read up on Gallup’s latest findings on this topic:

    Discrimination Takes Less Toll on Socially Connected Black Parents:
    https://news.gallup.com/poll/648344/discrimination-takes-less-toll-socially-connected-black-parents.aspx

    Most Black Parents Discuss Racial Challenges With Children:
    https://news.gallup.com/poll/648410/black-parents-discuss-racial-challenges-children.aspx

    25% of Black Parents Agree: Transportation a Childcare Barrier:
    https://news.gallup.com/poll/649631/black-parents-agree-transportation-childcare-barrier.aspx

    Togetherness: Shared Activities Within Black Families: https://news.gallup.com/poll/654335/togetherness-shared-activities-within-black-families.aspx
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    13 mins