Employee Engagement

What is employee engagement?

Employee engagement is the degree of emotional commitment and involvement an employee has toward their organisation and its goals. Engaged employees care about their work and their company, put in discretionary effort, and are more likely to stay. It is more than satisfaction: a satisfied employee is content, while an engaged one is invested.

It is usually assessed through surveys, including measures such as eNPS, and sits at the heart of the broader employee experience.

Why employee engagement matters

Engagement is consistently linked to outcomes that matter: productivity, quality, customer satisfaction, retention, and even safety. Disengagement, by contrast, shows up as lower performance and higher attrition. Because engagement is something organisations can influence, it is one of the most watched People metrics. `[ADD CITED STAT on engagement and performance, e.g. Gallup]

What drives engagement

The manager. The direct manager is one of the strongest drivers, which ties engagement tightly to manager effectiveness.
Growth and development. People engage more when they are learning and progressing.
Meaning and recognition. Feeling that work matters and is valued.
Wellbeing and workload. Sustainable demands and support against burnout.

Engage people through growth

Development is one of the most reliable drivers of engagement. Coachello gives employees access to coaching and gives managers the skills to lead well, two of the levers that move engagement most.

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FAQs

What is the difference between engagement and satisfaction?

Satisfaction is how content an employee is. Engagement is how emotionally committed and invested they are. An employee can be satisfied but not engaged.

How do you measure employee engagement?

Most often through engagement surveys and pulse surveys, sometimes summarised with measures such as eNPS, alongside behavioural signals like retention.

What is the biggest driver of engagement?

The direct manager is one of the strongest and most consistent drivers, which is why manager effectiveness matters so much.