Benefits Think The crucial link between active listening and employee engagement

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U.S. employees are becoming increasingly disengaged. 

Just 32% of U.S. employees are now engaged, with 18% actively disengaged. And although there’s no one solution to reversing this downward trend, a fundamental starting point is to actively listen to your people. Implementing tools and techniques to do this will give your employees a voice which, in turn, informs the company’s direction. Such an approach not only makes employees feel empowered, but it places them at the very heart of your business. Here’s why a people-centric strategy based on active listening is so intrinsically linked to your employee engagement. 

Ian Barrow
Senior employee experience consultant

Ian Barrow is Senior Employee Experience Consultant at employee engagement company, WorkBuzz. He has been working with organizations to improve their culture, employee experience and engagement for … Read full bio


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