Tackling the Employee Engagement Challenge

MAY 2015: EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Building and retaining a team of dedicated employees is a critical challenge for companies of all

sizes. Engaged employees help grow a company’s bottom line, but business leaders need to give

those employees compelling reasons to stay. As organizations invest in strategies to foster an

engaged workforce, here are several survey results to keep in mind.—By Judith Aquino and Lorri Cosentino

Millennials are the least engaged

group, at 28.9%. The proportion of respondents citing cultureand engagement as a “very important” issue nearly doubled from

26% to 50% between 2014 and 2015.

Roughly 70% of U.S. workers are not engaged at work.

Highly engaged employees were 87% less likely to leave their companies than their disengaged counterparts.

Two-thirds (66%) of HR respondents reported that they are updating their engagement and retention strategies.

— Source: Gallup

— Source: Deloitte’s 2015 Global Human Capital Trends report

— Source: Gallup

— Source: Corporate Leadership Council

— Source: Deloitte’s 2015 Global Human Capital Trends report