Professional Role and Responsibilities
Claire de Carteret serves as the Managing Director, Enterprise at Gallup, with a significant leadership focus on the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region as well as the APAC (Asia-Pacific) market. Her responsibilities include leading teams that design and implement measurement, advisory, and learning solutions aimed at helping Gallup’s corporate clients improve workplace engagement, productivity, and organizational performance. Her role encompasses strategic oversight of client engagements and delivering research-backed insights to enterprise clients across multiple global markets.
Regional Leadership and Expertise
- As Managing Director, Workplace Advisory, APAC, Claire has publicly addressed critical workforce issues specific to the Asia-Pacific region, particularly Australia, highlighting challenges such as workplace stress, retention crises, and mental health concerns.
- She emphasizes the urgent need for organizational leadership to address these challenges, focusing on how workplace culture impacts employee well-being and productivity.
- In EMEA, she leads Gallup’s teams in fostering engagement strategies that enable organizations to distinguish themselves through superior engagement levels.
Published Thought Leadership and Public Commentary
Claire de Carteret is a published author and thought leader on topics such as workplace engagement, managerial stress, and organizational culture. Key contributions include:
- Co-authoring “What the Most Engaged Organisations in EMEA Do Differently” (August 2023), where she outlines practices that high-engagement companies implement to sustain productivity and retention.
- Publicly commenting on the stagnation of productivity linked to managerial stress and the broader impact on workplace dynamics across APAC (multiple articles spanning 2024-2025).
- Analyzing the labour market conditions in Australia, noting that nearly half the Australian workforce is stressed and many are ready to leave their jobs, underscoring Gallup’s data-driven insights into workforce sentiment and retention risks.
Key Insights on Workforce and Organizational Trends
- Claire draws attention to the importance of measuring employee-related metrics with the same rigor as financial indicators such as revenue and margins, advocating a balanced approach to leadership analytics (April 2025).
- She has contributed to and presented at Gallup's events focused on psychosocial health and safety in the workplace, an area increasingly recognized as impacting overall organizational performance.
- Her perspectives extend to societal issues impacting the workforce, for example commenting on how Australia's housing crisis further complicates employee well-being and productivity projections.
Organizational Impact and Strategic Priorities
Claire’s leadership indicates a strategic orientation toward integrating people analytics, advisory services, and data-driven workplace transformations. Her role in Gallup’s Enterprise and Workplace Advisory divisions is pivotal for clients aiming to:
- Improve employee engagement and reduce turnover.
- Address managerial burnout and support leadership development.
- Foster psychosocial safety and improve workplace culture in highly competitive, stress-prone environments.
This emphasis aligns with Gallup’s broader mission to link workplace metrics with business outcomes, suggesting Claire’s work revolves around providing actionable recommendations grounded in rigorous global survey data and customizable client solutions.
LinkedIn Profile: [Claire de Carteret](https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairedecarteret)
Affiliated Organization: Gallup (Leadership in Enterprise and Workplace Advisory, EMEA & APAC)
Recent Activity Dates: 2023–2025 (Published articles, public commentary, event participation)
