Engaged employees go over and beyond for the causes of their organizations, leading to a quantum leap in organizational performance.
The 2013 “State of the Global Workplace” report by Gallup paints a very sorry picture of the modern workforce. According to the report, only 13 percent of workers worldwide are engaged or “psychologically committed to their jobs and are likely to be actively contributing to the progress of their organisations.”5
The bulk of employees worldwide (63 percent), according to the report, are “not engaged”—meaning that they lack motivation and are less likely to invest discretionary effort in organizational goals or outcomes.6 The rest (24 percent) are “actively disengaged,” indicating ...
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