Do workplace connections matter?
The 2023 Gallup State of the Workplace report reveals that only 23% of global employees are actively engaged in their work, leaving the majority feeling disconnected. Research indicates that employees who successfully build meaningful connections in the workplace not only are more productive but also experience greater job satisfaction and are less likely to leave their company.
“Unengaged employees cost $8.8 trillion globally.”
“Employees who are not engaged or who are actively disengaged cost
the world $8.8 trillion in lost productivity, according to Gallup's State of
the Global Workplace: 2023 Report. That's equal to 9% of global GDP.”
Source: Gallup
“Only 32% of workers are engaged at work”
“A recent Gallup poll found that only about a third - 32% of workers are engaged in their work, down from 36% in 2020. The survey also found that
the number of actively disengaged workers has risen since the pandemic.”
Source: Gallup
“82% of employees have felt lonely at work.”
“Research has shown that employees with close connections at work are more productive, creative, and collaborative. They’re also more satisfied with their job, less susceptible to burnout, and less likely to leave.”
Source: EY
“Employees with close connections less
likely to leave.”
“EY's survey of more than 5,000 workers in Brazil, China, Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. found that 82 percent of respondents indicated they have felt lonely at work. Nearly half of those polled (49 percent) experience loneliness more now than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to EY's report.”
Source: Harvard Business Review