Employee engagement is the involvement and enthusiasm of employees in both their work and workplace. Only 21% of employees globally are engaged, according to the State of the Global Workplace: 2025 Report (Gallup) . Global employee engagement in 2025 fell, costing the world economy US$438 billion in lost productivity. Global manager engagement fell from 30% to 27% in 2024. Young managers and female managers experienced the largest declines. This worrying trend affects all emp