Why employee engagement remains stuck.

Despite billions spent on surveys, training, and platforms, engagement hasn’t improved.

Burnout is rising, disconnection is accelerating, and people are drifting.

• Engagement rates have remained largely unchanged for over two decades.

• Gallup data shows 2 out of 3 employees are disengaged.

• Short-term fixes don’t last — the problem remains.

The issue isn’t awareness. Everybody talks about engagement. Some even measure it.

But awareness doesn’t create change. To move the needle, you have to understand what truly drives engagement — trust, clarity, accountability, and more — and then practice those habits together as a team.

That’s where the Engagement Lab begins.

The manager's role.

Gallup tells us that 70% of engagement depends on the manager. That makes managers the single biggest factor in whether a team thrives or drifts.

But here’s the problem: putting all the weight on one person is both unfair and ineffective. It sets managers up for burnout and lets the rest of the team off the hook.

Engagement works best when it’s shared. Every team member plays a role. And when those roles are practiced consistently, the whole team gains clarity, trust, and momentum.

That’s the shift we build in the Engagement Lab.

Measure your own engagement across 8 Factors. 

The Engagement Lab begins with you. Your first step is to complete the 8 Factors of Engagement assessment, a research-based tool that takes approximately 10 minutes.

You’ll receive:

• Your personal engagement report shows your current level of engagement across all eight factors.

• Resources to help you interpret your results and understand how the factors work.

• An option to review your report with me directly in a short call.

And here’s the real question: once you see your own engagement clearly, how do you think your team would measure up?