The Gauge: Employee Engagement Blog

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Trends

What is the current state of Employee Engagement?


In Q1 2012, discretionary effort rose 0.9% quarter over quarter, setting another four-year high at 19.9%. Global intent to stay, on the other hand, dipped slightly by 0.5%. Intent to stay levels had been rising for five consecutive quarters up to Q1 2012.

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Intent to Stay - measured by intent to look for a new job within a year, frequent thoughts of quitting, and job search activity.

Discretionary Effort - measured by helping others with heavy workloads, volunteering for additional duties, and looking for ways to perform the job more effectively.

Data Analysis

Employee Engagement Trends Report: Q1 2012

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View engagement levels for Q1 2012 by region, function, and industry.

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Employee Engagement Trends Report: Q4 2011

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Employee Engagement Trends Report: Q3 2011

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Employee Engagement Trends Report: Q2 2011

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Case Studies

Samples from CLC's library of 500+ best practice case studies

Creating Realizable Career Paths

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A global insurance company ensures employees’ career options are realistically achievable to foster retention and engagement.

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Soliciting Employee Ideas Using Technology

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A financial firm based in Europe engages employees with an employee-driven, visible ideas portal.

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Build Manager Awareness on Retention

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Novartis creates a retention risk assessment for line-managers to evaluate engagement of key employees.

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Latest Statistics

  • 21% premium needed to lure job candidates who feel EVP is unattractive

  • 5% of companies believe they excel at executing pay systems

  • 11% more effort exhibited by employees with favorable pay perceptions

  • 15% of leaders effectively manage across geographies

  • 40% of performance improvements stem from employee attitudes and behaviors

  • 45% of employees think their managers are effective at employee development

  • 50% greater likelihood of success among leaders with right leadership skills

  • 87% of executives only measure present perceptions of engagement

  • 20% of executives believe that current engagement initiatives are driving business outcomes

  • 70% of executives agree that engagement is critical to achieving business objectives