By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor, HR Daily Advisor For only the second time in over a decade, global employee engagement has declined, dropping from 23% to 21% in 2024, according to Gallup’s latest State of the Global Workplace report. This downturn is not just a meaningless statistic—it translates to a staggering $438 billion in lost productivity worldwide. The decline is most pronounced among managers, whose engagement fell from 30% to 27%. Younger managers under 35 and female managers experienced the sharpest drops, with decreases of 5% and 7%, respectively. Managers Feel the Heat “Managers have a lot of things coming at them,” says Jim Harter,…
Are We Experiencing an Employee Engagement Crisis?
