b'ENGAGEMENTinnovation greatly at risk of a sharp decline, but this 99% of people puts a lot of pressure on those who are all in and believe culture is important increases their potential for future burnout to the success of anOf particular concern are the fresh-faced newer employ-organization. ees who have been there six months or less. While we would expect these newest additions to still be enjoy-Only 55% are engaged, ing their honeymoon period at work, we discovered followed by expert strategies to help improve overalldown from 77% last yearthey actually have the highest likelihood of feeling dis-culture and boost employee engagement. This articleengaged! With 18% saying they are disengaged and gives you a glimpse into our biggest takeaways from the27% admitting they are only somewhat engaged, that survey, along with actionable strategies you can applyleaves only 55% of the newest class of hires rolling up right now to improve your culture and elevate employeetheir sleeves to make it happen engagement. THREE LEVELS OF Its one thing to have diminishing feelings of engagement EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENTEngagementWHICH BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU FEEL AT WORK THREE LEVELS OF How bright is your campfire?WHICH BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU Great leaders understand that creating a thriving cul- 1.Engaged GEMENTRIGHT NOW?FEEL AT WORK RIGHT NOW?EMPLOYEE ENGAture with strong employee engagement isnt just aActively working to create feel-good initiative; it directly impacts your organiza- aspark and constantlytions bottom line and long-term success. stoking the re.At Up Your Culture, we liken the different levels of1.Engagedemployee engagement to what you would see if youActively working to create 55% | ENGAGED aspark and constantlyimagined all your employees sitting around your com- 2.Not Engagedpanys campfire. stoking the re.Making no e\x1eort, feet Those engaged are actively rubbing sticks togetherkicked up.to create the spark and constantly stoke the fire.Those not engaged are lounging around the camp- 2.Not Engaged37% | NOT ENGAGEDfire with their feet kicked up, letting others do theMaking no e\x1eort, feet work.3.kicked up.Actively DisengagedTHREE LEVELS OF Those actively disengaged are dumping water onDumping water on the re8% | SOMEWHAT DISENGAGEDthe fire and removing logs. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENTand removing logs.With that campfire image in mind, last years Engage3.Actively DisengagedSurvey showed that 77% of respondents were engaged Dumping water on the reat work and metaphorically stoking the company camp- 1.Engagedat work, but another thing entirely to look around and and removing logs.fire to keep it blazing. Sadly, those fires are not burningdiscover that those you work with are checking out. Actively working to create as brightly as they once were. With only 55% of respon- When that happens, the disengagement contagion can aspark and constantlydents reporting that they are currently engaged atspread rapidly, and thats what appears to be happening.work, there are significantly fewer employees buildingstoking the re.a roaring fire. Only 50% of survey respondents believe that most of their co-workers are engaged at work, and 86% report Well over a third of the current survey participants (37%)working side-by-side with people who are actively describe themselves as only somewhat engaged, and2.Not Engageddisengaged. It is imperative that we identify the causes 8% report feeling disengaged and completely checkedof disengagement and figure out how to add fuel to the Making no e\x1eort, feet out. Not only are productivity, revenue, and productfire this year.kicked up. ENGAGE 2024: The Company Culture Report 1113.Actively DisengagedDumping water on the re82% OF SURVEYand removing logs.RESPONDENTS BELIEVE UP TO A QUARTER OF THEIR COWORKERS ARE ACTIVELY DISENGAGED.'