Globally, employee engagement is declining, after hitting an all time low in 2014, with only 65,9% of employees engaged, according to Quantum Workplace. Gallup U.S Daily estimates U.S. employee engagement at 32.1% for November 2015, with a current year-to-date average of 31.9%, despite the improving economy. The UK is also experiencing a worrying decline in employee engagement. According to Office for National Statistics figures, in 2015 UK workforces are 31% less productive than those of the US and 17% less productive than the rest of the G7 countries. Today’s businesses face unprecedented challenges in engaging and retaining employees. This year’s employee engagement state is proof that we’re still a long way from answering the needs of a large portion of the workforce. How can companies tackle this engagement crisis? View other stats on employee engagement, identify key engagement drivers and other business solutions to this engagement crisis in our State of Employee Engagement in 2015 report here.

1. The State of Employee
Engagement in 2015

2. Employee Engagement is declining
In 2014, global employee engagement levels went down to the lowest
point in eight years, with only 65,9% of employees
engaged.
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3. Gallup U.S Daily confirms it
According to Gallup, U.S. Employee Engagement is estimated at
32.1% for November 2015, with a current year-to-date
average at 31.9%.
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Gallup Poll

4. Companies are struggling
87% of companies around the world cite employee
engagement and culture issues as one of their top challenges.
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Deloitte

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Medium-sized companies experienced the biggest decline
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Smaller organizations report higher engagement scores
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Employee Engagement Drivers

8. Managers drive engagement
Managers account for as much as 70% of variance in
employee engagement scores.
80% of employees dissatisfied with their direct manager are
disengaged.
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Dale Carnegie

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Key Engagement Drivers
Confidence
in Leadership
Commitment
to Valuing
Employees
Relationships
with
Coworkers
InnovationPositive
Outlook on
the Future
Meaningful
Work

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Engagement ROI

11. Engaged employees give their best
91% of highly engaged employees always or almost
always try their hardest at work, compared with 67% of disengaged
employees.
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Temkin Group

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Engagement ROI
Increased
retention
Profit
increase
More
sales
Increased
market
share
Better
customer
service
Stronger
employer
brand

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Employee engagement drives business results
Employee engagement programs
can increase profits by $2,400 per
employee per year.
Workplace Research Foundation
Organizations that have over 50%
engagement retain over 80% of
their customers.
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Annual Company Revenue Revenue from Customer
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Atainment of Annual Cota
Improvement in Annual
Customer Service Cost
Aberdeen Group

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Engaged employees stay longer
70
%
Of companies with high
retention rates have
engaged employees.
Companies with improved retention over
the past three years had considerably
more engaged employees (70%),
compared to companies where retention
declined (59%).
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Moving forward

17. Create a culture of engagement by
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Engaging
leaders
Building a strong
employee value
proposition (EVP)
Empowering
employees
Growing
your talent

18. Focus on communicating more
Constantly ask for feedback. Set up weekly meetings with the staff
and engage in a conversation. Allow them to speak freely; let them
say what they have on their mind, even if it’s not something you’d
want to hear about.
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19. Ask employees how they’re feeling
Use an anonymous employee engagement survey; you don’t want to
know who said what because you’ll be preoccupied with assessing
people’s concerns and making improvements to increase motivation
and engagement.
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20. Communicate goals and clarify
expectations
Express targets and goals, reward your people every once in a while,
and keep them engaged with good advice.
Set up weekly brainstorming sessions, talk about tasks and
responsibilities, and let them be in charge, too. Some might surprise
you with ingenious ideas.
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21. Promote organizational values
By promoting active effectiveness and organizational values, you
encourage employees to share ideas, work with more passion and
stay engaged.
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