EIU Report: Eight out of 10 top executives in companies across Europe and the Middle East view disengagement as one of the three biggest threats to their business.
February 21, 2011
Tags Driving business performance, Employee Engagement, Employee motivation, Engaging Leaders, Performance
The vast majority of senior executives admit that employee disengagement is one of the biggest threats facing their business. But despite this, issues round morale and motivation are rarely discussed at board level and most companies simply choose to ignore the problems caused by disengaged staff.
According to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, more than eight out of 10 top executives in companies across Europe and the Middle East view disengagement as one of the three biggest threats to their business.
Yet almost half (43%) of the board directors questioned for the research admit that engagement issues – things like staff motivation, identification with the company goals or willingness to “go the extra mile” for the firm – are “occasionally”, “rarely” or “never” discussed at board level. Moreover, barely more than one in 10 say that their companies regularly take action to tackle staff with continually low engagement. The vast majority of senior executives admit that employee disengagement is one of the biggest threats facing their business. But despite this, issues round morale and motivation are rarely discussed at board level and most companies simply choose to ignore the problems caused by disengaged staff.
According to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, more than eight out of 10 top executives in companies across Europe and the Middle East view disengagement as one of the three biggest threats to their business.
Yet almost half (43%) of the board directors questioned for the research admit that engagement issues – things like staff motivation, identification with the company goals or willingness to “go the extra mile” for the firm – are “occasionally”, “rarely” or “never” discussed at board level. Moreover, barely more than one in 10 say that their companies regularly take action to tackle staff with continually low engagement.
