Fully Engaged

What does your workplace say about your company culture?

The future of the workplace is changing. The way we work is evolving to meet the new demands of a marketplace driven by advancing technology, and where agile businesses are disrupting the status quo. ‘Workplace expression’ has been identified as a crucial tool that improves employee engagement and motivation. This survey identifies the behavior of organisations in recognizing the importance of employee engagement and where they are in terms of achieving it.

Here is the breakdown of their results

There is agreement that the workplace can play a positive role in their organizations and has become increasingly important in recent times.

agree that strong company culture can positively impact their organisation’s revenue

agree that employee engagement has become a top business priority for their organisation

However...

Organisations do not seem to be doing enough to leverage on their workplace to engage with employees:

do not agree that their organisation effectively capitalises on the workplace to enhance employee engagement

do not agree that their workplace is used as a key competitive differentiator to attract and retain talent

do not agree that their workplace is used as a tool to generate a positive company culture to reconnect and engage employees

are not as engaged as they could potentially be.

Cost of Disengagement

Disengagement affects client interactions, collaborative performance and increases absenteeism.1

Active disengagement costs the United States US$450 billion to US$550 billion a year.2

Benefits of Engagement

Genuine expression of a strong and vibrant company culture allows an organisation to:

Attract and retain talent without entering an escalating salary competition

Communicates brand proposition and drive internal engagement

Differentiates you from your competitors

Companies that actively developed their culture returned 516 percent higher revenue and 755 percent higher income, according to a study of 207 organizations over 11 years.3

1Too, L., & Harvey, M. (2012). “Toxic” workplaces: The negative interface between the physical and social environments. Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 14(3), 171-181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14630011211285834 2State of the American workplace, Gallup, June 2013. http://employeeengagement.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Gallup-2013-State-of-the-American-Workplace-Report.pdf 3Kotter, J. P. (2008). Corporate culture and performance. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.

The survey was conducted by JLL using an online questionnaire placed on the JLL website. The survey took place for a period of 2 months from January to February 2016 and a total of 264 responses were collected. A version of the questionnaire can be accessed here: https://joneslanglasalle.formstack.com/forms/fullyengaged

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