Top Two Most Desired Destinations Among Adults Worldwide?

The U.S. and Canada are the No. 1 and No. 2 desired destinations among adults worldwide who would like to migrate -- in other words, relocate -- permanently to another country if they could, but each nation attracts potential migrants from different backgrounds.

Why?

The United States and Canada attract potential migrants for various reasons -- personal, political, or economic -- but opportunity is the common, overarching theme. People may see moving to these countries as a chance to reunite with family members who have already moved, to find jobs, or to provide better lives for their children. Immigration policy and migrant policy, too, could play a role in the talent each nation attracts. Health and social services available to them as newcomers, and their future benefits as citizens, may be yet another factor.

Young, Less Educated Yearn to Migrate to the U.S.

Illustration credit: Gallup

Posted by: The Global Small Business Blog

Are There No Worlds Left To Conquer?

According to Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup, "hardly."

There are still vast new business frontiers left unexplored.

-- thank goodness!

Here are 14 questions that Jim addresses with interviewer Jennifer Robison of GALLUP Management Journal® (GMJ) on the future of corporate leadership.

GMJ: Before you talk about the next generation of leadership, what was the last generation of leadership?

GMJ: How is the business jungle more dangerous? And what should the next generation of leaders know?

GMJ: What do you mean by "states of mind"?

GMJ: Explain what you mean by "mathematically describing states of mind."

GMJ: So why will leaders who can quantify states of mind be the winners in this new world?

GMJ: What's the value of mathematically describing states of mind?

GMJ: Do you need direct access to people to affect states of mind?

GMJ: That's the political angle. What's the business value of quantifying states of mind?

GMJ: Such as workers and customers?

GMJ: Quantifying your customers' states of mind seems difficult and expensive. Isn't it cheaper and easier just to create their state of mind through marketing?

GMJ: That's a lot of complicated things for businesses -- or governments, for that matter -- to measure.

GMJ: When does policy succeed?

GMJ: How, ultimately, will behavioral economics data benefit leaders?

GMJ: Well, yes. What's the meaning of life?

Read -- but get yourself in the right "state of mind" before doing so -- the fascinating discussion here. And while we are on Gallup, you might also explore the Gallup World Poll.