Employee engagement is one of the hottest topics in organizations as companies strive to retain their top talent in a workplace landscape where job mobility and career changes are more accessible than ever. According to the 2014 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends research, 78% of business leaders consider retention and engagement to be urgent or important issues. As a result, businesses all over the world are trying to build inclusive, passionate, and multi-generational teams.
Today, companies typically use engagement surveys as benchmarking tools to help assess an employee’s level of engagement. While there may be some value in this, it is important to realize that these annual surveys must be supported with real efforts to address the cultural expectations of today’s workforce.