A Proven Way to Raise Employee Engagement

Every year, the Gallup organization measures levels of employee engagement in the US and around the world. It typically hovers around the low to mid 30s. See the chart below for the latest data.

In the US, engagement peaked at around 35%. Now it’s down to 31% as of 2025. Why has it dropped so much in just a few years? One theory, which is the one that seems most plausible, is that employers showed more care for their people than usual during the pandemic, and employees were glad to have their jobs during such a period of crisis and uncertainty.

If that’s the case, then the matter seems simple, right? Show more care and watch your engagement number rise. Is it really that simple? Well, yes, but it’s not easy.

As a leader, you’re tasked with ensuring results. That would seem to be in conflict with caring for your people. But what if that’s what you need to do to get the best results? Isn’t it the case that engagement usually leads to higher productivity? One would assume these two events are correlated.

There is a way to show you care, which costs very little and that’s by measuring the emotional climate in your workplace. We offer a tool called the Emotional Culture Index from Genos International. You can download a sample report here.

As you can see from the sample, it measures the extent to which people are feeling good and not so good, what they think they should be feeling, and what feeling would be most ideal.

Chances are if you run this survey and then act on the feedback you receive about how people are feeling, the results are going to be that engagement goes up a notch.

We offer this tool for just the cost of administering it, which is minimal. So, no one can say they can’t afford to see how their people are feeling. Would you like us to run one for you? Just reach out via our contact form and let us know!

Want to know more about the Emotional Culture Index? Read our article in collaboration with Genos International, How are your Teams Feeling Right Now? Measure the Emotional Culture.

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