Employee Engagement Stabilizing After a Tumultuous Year and a Half

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Despite the ongoing chaos and uncertainty of the pandemic and wild swings and fluctuations, it looks like the rate of employee engagement is stabilizing. According to Gallup, 36 percent of US employees are engaged in their workplace. Globally, the figure is 20 percent. The rate of actively disengaged employees—those who find no fulfillment whatsoever in their work—is hovering around 15 percent. While these figures are promising, experts warn that not enough is being done to keep employees engaged or bring those who are disengaged back from the brink. With the threat of a “great resignation” looming, Gallup warns that business leaders need to start prioritizing employee engagement efforts in their organizations, or they might see resignations in unsustainable numbers. The best performing organizations usually have engagement scores in the mid to low 70s—demonstrating that it is possible to nearly double the level of engaged employees in this country.

Despite the ongoing chaos and uncertainty of the pandemic and wild swings and fluctuations, it looks like the rate of employee engagement is stabilizing. According to Gallup, 36 percent of US employees are engaged in their workplace. Globally, the figure is 20 percent. The rate of actively disengaged employees—those who find no fulfillment whatsoever in their work—is hovering around 15 percent. While these figures are promising, experts warn that not enough is being done to keep employees engaged or bring those who are disengaged back from the brink. With the threat of a “great resignation” looming, Gallup warns that business leaders need to start prioritizing employee engagement efforts in their organizations, or they might see resignations in unsustainable numbers. The best performing organizations usually have engagement scores in the mid to low 70s—demonstrating that it is possible to nearly double the level of engaged employees in this country.