How to Keep Employees Engaged Amidst Increasing Workplace Apathy

Recent employee engagement statistics depict a worrisome trend: Employees everywhere are more detached from the workplace than ever, apathetic about their jobs and about their employers. For example, Gallup’s State of the Workplace study for 2021 (considered to be the gold standard for employee engagement research) finds that a paltry 15% of employees are actively engaged with their work. For employers, this is hardly a minor concern. Declining engagement can adversely impact employers in a number of ways, even eroding the bottom line. For instance, estimates show that low engagement costs U.S. employers close to $500 billion each year as a result of