According to a recent Gallup survey, “The state of the Global workplace”, only 13% of employees are truly engaged at work. Over 60% are just working because they need a job, without any real energy or passion. This leads to an estimated annual loss of $500 billion in the US alone, and $50 billion in Germany for instance.
Why are employees so disengaged? There are obviously many different reasons, depending on the culture of the company, its sector of activity and its nationality, but there is a worldwide trend and I would offer that there are two powerful underlying forces at work that have a strong influence:
via Big Idea 2014: Re-Engage with Millennials or Prepare to be Irrelevant | LinkedIn.
