Employee engagement is in crisis, with staggeringly low levels of engagement across the workforce, particularly among younger employees.

This lack of engagement is not only affecting workers' wellbeing, but also has significant economic impact, with an estimated $8.9 trillion lost annually in global GDP due to low engagement.

This week's guest is Juliet Owen, business analyst at Squadify. Juliet has a background in economics and works with a database of 2.5 million data points, analysing engagement and team dynamics.

Three reasons to listen

• Discover alarming statistics about the current state of employee engagement, including how it has stalled and declined in recent years.
• Learn about the significant financial impact of low engagement on global GDP and various business performance metrics.
• Explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected leadership styles and workplace dynamics, leading to shifts in employee engagement.

Episode highlights

• [00:08:48] What is an engagement survey?
• [00:15:43] The desire for engagement vs its presence
• [00:21:14] Some good news on engagement
• [00:27:20] Moving from distressed to flourishing
• [00:32:50] Juliet's media recommendation
• [00:35:01] Takeaways from Pia and Dan

Links

• Connect with Juliet via LinkedIn
• Pivot, with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway
• Burn Book, by Kara Swisher
• Track and improve your team performance with Squadify
• Leave us a voice note