Report: How to Drive Employee EngagementA growing body of research has shown the crucial role employee engagement plays in the success of work units, departments, companies, and entire economies. In the U.S. alone, disengaged employees cost organizations an estimated $450–$550 billion each year. Worldwide, study after study has found no more than a third of employees are truly engaged at work, with the rest either neutral or, worse, actively disengaged. Behind this impasse lies a critical piece of the engagement puzzle that organizations often overlook: the role and responsibility of individual workers.
The latest report from The Engagement Institute™—a joint venture of The Conference Board, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Sirota-Mercer, ROI Institute, and The Culture Works—steps into the breach. The recently released "DNA of Engagement: How Organizations Can Foster Employee Ownership of Engagement" reveals how motivations, incentives, expectations, and personalities drive employees at every level to fully engage with their jobs—or not. It offers organizations actionable insights drawn from two surveys—one of human capital executives and another of managers and employees—alongside 24 focus groups and case studies of five exemplar companies. Keys to Cracking the Engagement Puzzle Over the past year, The Engagement Institute set out to uncover how human capital leaders, managers, and rank-and-file employees think about employee engagement and envision the role that all can play in shaping an empowering workspace that drives productivity and innovation. Leveraging data from over 1,500 survey respondents, two dozen focus groups, and in-depth interviews, DNA of Engagement reveals how organizations and leadership can help employees manage their own engagement and, most importantly, what employees need to understand about their role in engagement:
Source: Yahoo! Finance; The Conference Board |