Case Study
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IS NO LONGER OPTIONAL
Employee engagement has become a bit of a buzz word in the last several years. Industry leaders, motivational speakers, business blogs, and news articles seem to be full of advice on how to engage employees. While employee engagement can be a little elusive, it’s typically defined as employees within an organization who are personally invested, care about their work, and generally enjoy what they do. Perhaps unsurprisingly, most employees are not engaged. In fact, some studies even suggest that organizations throughout the world are facing an employee engagement crisis (Gallup). Only 32% of employees are classified as engaged, leaving 70% of the world’s workforce either indifferent or actively disinterested in their occupation (Taylor). But the real question is, does it matter? Aft