b'T O P10 Engagement Trends1.Employee engagement will graduate from an interesting concept to become a defined busi-ness goal for companies. Businesses will more intentionally invest in their people, especially those working outside of the office, in order to ensure that each individual feels cared about and respected from the very top. They will also consider their people first when making busi-ness decisions. 2.Companies will invest in a world-class employee experience that starts from day one, finding that strong employee onboarding leads to an 82% increase in retention and a 70% increase in productivity. 3.Companies will seek guidance from culture experts to identify specific, actionable strategies they can use to elevate employee engagement. Even with the best of intentions, without that guidance, only 36% of the workplace is engaged, and 64% are either miserable in their role or simply going through the motions (Gallup). 4.Rebounding from the COVID crisis, employee morale will become a primary focus for com-pany leaders. They will pay more attention to not only the morale of their employees and executives but their own morale as well. To avoid feelings of burnout, fatigue, and loneliness, leaders will invest more in team building, coaching, and focused activities that infuse energy and into a team.5.Millennials will continue to beat the bad rap they had in the past for job-hopping. Now, with more than half of this generation in management roles, a recent study shows they are on av-erage planning to stay in their current job for a total of ten years (Zapier).112'