10/24/2025

Stoking Employee Engagement

Here's how to get your employees to care

Perhaps, it is unsurprising that, in a year defined by uncertainty, American workers are feeling unsteady on their feet. According to Gallup's most recent survey of U.S. employee engagement, only about a third of workers feel engaged in their work.

Look a little deeper, and the numbers don’t improve: less than half of Gallup's survey respondents said "they know what is expected of them at work." And fewer than a third strongly agreed that their professional development is encouraged, that they feel connected to their organization's mission and feel that their opinions count.

For association leaders, this is a reminder to look at what engagement looks like not just within their own staffs but within the industry they serve. If workers are looking for new jobs—and Gallup says half the workforce is—that's a prompt to think about what retention looks like now.

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