🤝 Employee Engagement: What It Is, Practical Examples and How to Increase It

📉 The invisible cost of disengagement

Imagine your next team meeting. Half are on their cell phones. Others answer emails. No one really listens. In the end, decisions do not advance. And the general feeling is: "we are just complying with the table". This scenario is more common than you might think — especially in the post-pandemic world, with hybrid models and increasingly dispersed teams. 📊 A Gallup study revealed that only 21% of employees feel truly engaged. The rest? It just "fulfills the agreement" — no emotional connection, no twinkle in the eye. And the impact of this is huge:

-Purpose

-Appreciation

• Real development

🔍 An engaged employee has:

✅ Clarity of purpose — knows how your work contributes to the whole

✅ Frequent recognition — feels valued for what you deliver

✅ Autonomy and growth — you have room to evolve and make decisions

Without these pillars, what is left is just conformism — or the next job interview. ----------

💡 Why does engagement matter? Companies with engaged teams are up to 23% more profitable (Gallup). And this happens because motivated employees:

🔹 They produce more and with more quality

🔹 They have a sense of ownership and deliver beyond expectations

🔹 Stay longer — reducing turnover costs

📉 Disengagement, on the other hand, costs trillions of dollars a year globally. ----------

🚀 How to increase employee engagement? You don't need magic. It needs consistency. Here are 5 actions that really work:

✅ 1. Connect each person to the company's purpose

Clearly show how her work contributes to the larger goals. People want to be a part of something that has real impact. ### ✅ 2. Structure a recognition program

Punctual recognition does not sustain culture. With a continuous program, you reinforce the right behaviors and turn recognition into a strategic asset. ### ✅ 3. Create a culture of constant feedback

Feedback is not an event. It's routine. Create channels where feedback happens naturally and frequently. ### ✅ 4. Offer challenges and autonomy

Engagement comes from real responsibility. Trust, give autonomy and invite your talents to think together with the leadership. ### ✅ 5. Use technology to sustain engagement

At YouDeserve, we offer an all-in-one platform that connects awareness, culture, and engagement — with real-time results. 📈 Companies that use our solution have an average increase of 20% in engagement in 3 months. ----------

🧠 Conclusion: Engagement is a competitive advantage

Products can be copied. Processes too. But an engaged, motivated and culture-connected team — no one replicates that. If you want to grow sustainably, you need to start with engagement. 🔗 YouDeserve helps you build this path with strategy, technology, and real impact. 👉 Schedule a demo now and transform your team with intelligent recognition.