15 Employee Engagement

Stats to Know in 2015

David Grossman

ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA

Founder & CEO

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA helps leaders drive productivity and get the results they want through authentic and courageous leadership communication, a sought-after

speaker and advisor to Fortune 500 leaders. A two-time author, David is CEO of The

Grossman Group, an award-winning Chicago-based strategic leadership development and

internal communication consultancy; clients include: DuPont Pioneer, Eastman Chemical

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A frequent media source for his expert commentary and analysis on employee and

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of US

Managers are

engaged in

their jobs

35%

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via Gallup State of the American Manager

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of employees

who were

proud of their

company’s

contributions to

society are

engaged

54%

via Dale Carnegie Employee Engagement Study

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of employees who lack

confidence in the abilities of

senior leadership are not fully

engaged 70%

via Dale Carnegie Employee Engagement Study

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of employees dissatisfied with their

direct manager are disengaged

80%

via Dale Carnegie Employee Engagement Study

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of employees

plan to leave

their employers

within the next 2

years

26%

via Towers Watson 2014 Global Workforce Study

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of employees

lack the

elements

required to be

highly engaged

60%

via Towers Watson 2014 Global Workforce Study

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of

employees

feel

inspired by

their

leaders

55%

via Towers Watson 2014 Global Workforce Study

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of employees report a

lack of supervisor

support 30%

via Towers Watson 2014 Global Workforce Study

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of Millennials feel

that their current

organizations are

making “full use”

of the skills they

currently have to

offer

28%

via Deloitte 2015 Millennial Survey

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Managers account for

of variance in

employee

engagement

scores across

business units

70%

via Gallup, State of the American

Manager Report

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of those currently

in management

roles

demonstrate a

high level of

talent for

managing others

18%

via Gallup, State of the American

Manager Report

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of employees report engagement is a

problem in their organization

69%

via Psychometrics Engagement Study

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of employees said

it’s very important

that their

organization

address the

employee

engagement

problem

82%

via Psychometrics Engagement Study

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of highly

engaged

employees have

trust and

confidence in

their leaders

79%

via Towers Watson, “Engagement at Risk: Driving

Strong Performance in a Volatile Global

Environment” Global Workforce Study

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Employees who

report feeling

valued by their

employer are

more likely to

report they are

motivated to do

their very best for

their employer 60%

via Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program, Workplace Survey

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