Reasons for poor employee engagement
With 67% of the global workforce claiming to be disengaged there clearly is an issue that needs addressing with immediate effect. What are these specific issues, and how can they be practically addressed?
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With 67% of the global workforce claiming to be disengaged there clearly is an issue that needs addressing with immediate effect. What are these specific issues, and how can they be practically addressed?
Results from Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report, states that 85% of global workforces are not engaged and could be actively disengaged.
This could result in an approximate loss of $7 trillion in productivity. The report indicates that 18% are actively disengaged and 67% are “not engaged” at all. With 67% representing the majority of the workforce it shows that although they are present and appear to be working, they are indifferent to it at the same time, they don’t see work as a place they want to actively be or enjoy.
A recent report* has included the top five reasons why employees become disengaged. By gathering and curating several major sources of research over a number of years from bodies such as CIPD, WERS, Investors in People (IIP), and Gallup, the report has highlighted the most frequently cited drivers of employee engagement, these were:
*The Workvine report is available on request.