If I asked you, “what would you change about your workplace to make it better?”, what would you say?
Chances are, it would be related to engagement or culture, pay and benefits, or wellbeing-work/life balance.
Of those listed above, where do you think majority of people sat?
Nope, it’s not pay and benefits (28%).
41% said engagement or culture. That’s almost half!
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Here’s some direct quotes from Gallup’s 2023 State of the Global Workplace Report of what employees want to change around engagement & culture:
- “For everyone to get recognised for their contributions”
- “I would like it if the managers were more approachable, and we could talk openly”
- “They should grant more autonomy in the work to stimulate everyone’s creativity”
- “I would like to learn more things, but the work I do is quite repetitive”
- “I just wish they respected me more”
- “Giving everyone a fair chance in getting promoted”
- “Clearer goals and stronger guidance”
In the report, Gallup says “managers are the linchpin of engagement”, with 70% of team engagement attributable to the manager.
These stats are nothing new, neither is the solution – training!
In the past three years, Gallup has provided coaching training to over 14,000 managers. Up to eighteen months after their training, their engagement is 10% to 22% higher, and their team’s engagement is 8% to 18% higher.
Imagine what that engagement equals in terms of profitability, productivity, retention and customer engagement.
Gallup estimates that low engagement costs the global economy US$8 .8 trillion – what’s it costing your business?
It’s such a simple lever that not nearly enough organisations are pulling.
The global average is about one engaged employee for every one actively disengaged employee, yet, the most exceptional workplace award winners achieved a ratio of 18 to one.
Are you willing to take the risk of that 1:1 ratio in your business, or are you one of the smart ones who are investing in your managers?
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