Only 13% of employees worldwide are actively engaged.
Are you actively engaged in your work?
Are your leaders actively engaged in their work?
What percentage of your workplace would you estimate to be actively engaged?
The statistics about workplace engagement can be quite sobering. Currently, only 13% of employees across 142 countries worldwide are actively engaged in their jobs — that is, they are emotionally invested in, and focused on, creating value for their organisations every day. A study of employee engagement* by global analytics and advice firm Gallup continues to show that actively disengaged workers — i.e., those who are negative and potentially hostile to their organisations — outnumber engaged employees at a rate of nearly 2-to-1.
This means that around the world, leaders and managers are not getting the full potential of nearly 90% of their employees. More importantly, individuals are missing out on the opportunity to enjoy what they do. More than three-quarters are just showing up for work or, worse, showing up and making their team members miserable.
“one toxic employee can negatively impact as many as nine other people in the workplace.”
Gallup’s research also indicates that one toxic employee can have a negative impact on as many as nine other people in their workplace. Furthermore, the risk of negative impact increases further up the ladder.
By helping your teams to do their best work every day, the workplace will be a stronger, more positive, collaborative environment and your organisation will benefit – and even flourish. In our experience, collaboration improves not just within teams but across teams when individuals are using their strengths and engaged in their work.
What action have you taken lately to develop yourself, your leaders and your teams? If you’ve taken the Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment and worked with us, then you’ll know how powerful your talents can be–both for good and for evil.
Two powerful questions:
So, here are two powerful questions to ask your team at your next meeting. Go around the room, face-to-face or virtual, and ask each member:
How has one of their strengths helped them to do their job recently?
What’s one thing they need to be able to do more of their best work?
Our ‘Best of Us’ worksheet is perfect for this exercise.
To find out more about the ‘Best of Us’ exercise and to schedule a free strategy session, get in touch with us today.
Be amazing and play to your strengths!
*Source: The Performance Challenge of the 21st Century _ Strengths-Based Coaching With Managers and Teams.pdf