The Compelling Case for Workforce Engagement

How Engaged is Your Workforce?

“I used your engagement tools in my last job and you were among the first I brought in to understand my new workforce environment. There is a place for ‘spot’ surveys—I use those, too. But at least once a year it’s important to really understand what your folks are thinking—I lean into the Apogee process for that.”

–VP, HR Education Services Firm and Apogee Client

It’s true…engaged employees working in jobs where there is a ‘good fit’ are simply more productive…

“Those organizations that invest more in talent management…significantly outperform their competition across every measure of business—including earnings per share, gross profit margin and market capitalization per employee.” 1

Did you know that companies where the workforce is highly engaged produce 26% higher revenues per employee, 13% higher total returns to shareholders over five years and have a 50% higher market premium than other similar companies? 2

At the same time, the engagement level of American workers is dropping steadily. Another major study3 lists the following percentages of employees who can be considered ‘highly disengaged’. There is little reason to believe the trend has changed much:

How Engaged is Your Workforce? Do You Know? What Are You Doing to Engage Them?

We specialize in professional services and tools which will help you answer these questions for your own organization. You will have the information and metrics you need to understand your workforce engagement level—and quickly ascertain how it can be improved—within weeks, not months. In today’s economic environment, our solutions are comprehensive, cost-effective and backed by the Apogee Business Group performance guarantee.

1 Harvard Business Review, 2007

2 “WorkUSA 2008/2009” Survey Report, Watson Wyatt Worldwide

3 “Managing Performance in an Uncertain Economy 2009”, Corporate Leadership Council