Studying leadership and employee engagement has been a passion of mine for the last couple of decades. As an entrepreneur, I used engagement to chase and eventually catch a Best Place to Work award.

Fast forward to 1990, when the coiner of “employee engagement,” William Kahn, researched workplace behavior. Professor Kahn found three key drivers of employee engagement: But despite billions ...

Overall, the findings continue a trend of disappointingly low levels of employee engagement, and a continued willingness of a majority of employees to leave their company for greener pastures.

Investing in employees’ growth is investing in a company’s future, as it can drive employee engagement and other meaningful outcomes.