{"id":998,"date":"2019-04-01T09:37:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T08:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inpulse.com\/?p=998"},"modified":"2019-04-01T09:37:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T08:37:43","slug":"need-convincing-that-engagement-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thirteencreative.co.uk\/inpulse21\/need-convincing-that-engagement-matters","title":{"rendered":"Need convincing that Engagement matters?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u2019m ever amazed that some Executive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0still struggle to see a clear business case for employee engagement. Beyond\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">obvious\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">lack of productivity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">which occurs when someone is disengaged, t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">here is so much more to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">why\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">engagement<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0matters<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">That\u2019s not to say lack of productivity doesn&#8217;t matter as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">organis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0with a hi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">gh level of engagement report 21<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">% higher productivity, according to an analysis of 1.4 million employees conducted by Gallup.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Here\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">some other reasons why\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">engagement matters<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Employee engagement affects nine performance outcomes. Compared with bottom-quartile units, top-quartile units have:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">37% lower absenteeism<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">25% lower turnover (in high\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">turnover\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">organisations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">65% lower turnover (in l<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ow\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">turnover\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">organisations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">28% less shrinkage<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">48% fewer safety incidents<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">41% fewer patient safety incidents<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">41% fewer quality incidents (defects)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10% higher customer metrics<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">21% higher productivity<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">22% higher profitability<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559991&quot;:720,&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If that hasn&#8217;t \u2018slam dunked\u2019 the business case for engagement nothing will!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">So that leaves one very important\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">question<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. H<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ow can you find out<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, real-time<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0not<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0just<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0once a year, how engaged your employees are?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This is where\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inpulse<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0can help. It\u2019s a real-time tool that allows you to find out at the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">right<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0time, how engaged everyone is, or not, and why!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Whether it\u2019s after your town hall, when the annual results are announced or for a general monthly health check,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inpulse<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0lets you know how engaged your employees are and why.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[220,720],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Once you\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">have this real-time information<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">you can take action on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">any disengagement\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and stop it before it spreads. 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