Here’s food for thought for Asian companies: A recent study by Sibson Consulting found that only half of US workers are “engaged”, meaning they know what to do and when to do it. The cause, suggest the authors, is excessive focus on technology and cost containment. But there’s value in engaging employees: higher productivity.
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Engaged employees report higher productivity.
(% productive most of the time )
57%
Engaged: Employees know what to do and want to do it.
11%
Renegades: Know what to do but do not want to do it.
27%
Disengaged: Don’t know what to do and even if they did, wouldn’t do it.
5%
Enthusiasts: Want to do their work, but do not know what to do.