In late 2024 experts predicted that in early 2025, employee engagement would be a key driver for success in a period when many expected rapid business growth. Engagement is an important measure of how bought in workers are to the company for which they're working: More engaged workers go that little bit further, which ultimately contributes to driving up revenue and profits.
However, by April, a Gallup survey was showing that employee engagement scores had dropped globally, to the point that U.S. and Canadian engagement had declined to levels more typical of Latin America. The study found disaffection was starting at the top, noting that the "primary cause for the global decline in engagement" was a "drop in managers' engagement," and pointing out that "no other worker category experienced as significant a decline in engagement as the world's managers."
Now a new survey adds a fascinating wrinkle, showing that nearly half of leaders (46 percent) would actually quit their top-tier roles if it meant they would actually feel more engaged at work. In other words, they'd give up their title in order to feel more valued, productive, or perhaps more part of a team. Does this mean the allure of management-grade perks is fading? And what does it mean for your company?
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