5 employee engagement essentials
You’ve got to offer plenty of autonomy, growth opportunities and meaningful connections in the workplace to create a culture that staffers will love.
We tend to be happier, healthier and more productive when we’re content and engaged at work.
Yet most of us struggle to understand exactly why we engage in some environments and fail to thrive in others. We analyzed more than 30 million employee survey responses (from 70 countries) to learn more about this vexing issue. Here’s what we learned.
What is employee engagement?
Google Trends data reveal that engagement is an increasingly hot topic:
Awareness and interest do not equal execution (nor understanding), however. Here’s how we define employee engagement:
Employee engagement is an emotional state where we feel passionate, energetic and committed to our work. In turn, we fully invest our best selves—our hearts, spirits, minds and hands—in the work we do.
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