💼 Workforce & Future of Work
📈 RisingThe Employee Engagement Crisis.
Why it matters
Gallup and McKinsey both report global engagement at multi-year lows. "Great Detachment" coined to replace "Great Resignation" — people staying in jobs but disengaging. Implications: productivity, retention costs, innovation output.
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