This benchmark includes responses from those that are leaders, often having role titles such as Executives, Dept. Directors and Senior Leadership.
~2.5m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~1k
Organizations
These insights represent ~2.5m questions answered from ~1k organizations, ranging in size from 0 to 2,700 people, in the last 12 months.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
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Computer Software
11%
Internet
10%
Information Technology and Services
9%
Financial Services
8%
Nonprofit Organization Management
4%
Marketing and Advertising
3%
Hospital & Health Care
3%
Retail
2%
North America
52%
Oceania
23%
Europe
15%
Asia
7%
MEA
2%
South America
1%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the top 17% compared with other job functions.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 71% 4% above global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 74% 3% above global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 90% 3% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 62% 3% above global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 85% 1% above global average |
People within Leadership are similarly engaged as the overall average.
The highest scoring question for Leadership had 94% of people agreeing that they understand how their work contributes to [company]'s mission (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Contribution to Broader Purpose.
People in Leadership were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'Administrative tasks that don't have a specific owner (e.g., taking notes in meetings, scheduling events, cleaning up shared space) are fairly divided at [Company]' with 12% of people disagreeing (+1% above average).
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Leadership organizations.
I am satisfied with how decisions are made at [Company]
The factor this relates most closely to is Decision Making
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Leadership organizations.
1 I am satisfied with how decisions are made at [Company] | 64% favorable Decision Making |
2 The leaders at [Company] have communicated a vision that motivates me | 75% favorable Leadership |
3 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 80% favorable Learning & Development |
4 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 81% favorable Leadership |
5 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 79% favorable Leadership |
In the short term, 16% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 8% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-2% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 I am satisfied with how decisions are made at [Company] | 64% favorable Decision Making |
2 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | 80% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
3 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 80% favorable Learning & Development |
Individuals in Leadership tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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