Organizations spend billions of dollars on tools to bolster employee engagement, but the return on those investments is unclear. According to the Gallup State of the Global Workplace report, only 15 percent of workers are engaged with their employers.
Why should you care? For starters, engaged workers are more likely to stick around and to recommend their companies as good places to work. That’s no small thing for manufacturers desperate for skilled workers. What’s more, an engaged workforce is more productive and more apt to learn new skills.