Yes, Dilbert, there has been a lot of confusion on what employee engagement is really about and if it truly provides a difference to the employee and the employer. A Gallup study published found that companies with employee engagement scores in the top 25 percent had 18 percent higher productivity, 16 percent higher profitability, and 49 percent fewer safety incidents.
During these tough economic times when productivity and profitability are measured with intense preciseness, the above data proves that employee engagement is important and should be to every organization. And it’s even more important to employers who are trying to hire the best talent.
A recent article on trainingindustry.com discusses the biggest misconceptions on employee engagement and explains in detail the benefits. Let’s hope more companies start to understand employee engagement and not back away from the concept.
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