Most top leaders, or seven out of ten (72%), say they are engaged in the companies where they work, an eleven percentage point increase in executive motivation from 2023 to 2024. The data is part of the “Engaja S/A” survey, carried out by Flash, a workday management platform, in partnership with the São Paulo Business School of the Fundação Getulio Vargas and the Talenses Group, which recruits executives. The survey heard from 2,736 professionals in Brazil.
According to the methodology, professionals who show commitment to the company’s objectives and a willingness to contribute to organizational success are considered “engaged”, while “disengaged” employees are those who tend to fulfill the tasks required of them, but without making an “extra effort” for the company to achieve its business goals.
The study reveals that the level of satisfaction varies greatly according to hierarchical position. While non-management employees are more disengaged, executives have the highest level of engagement at work. Middle management, on the other hand, is in the middle of this reality, which suggests possible pressures and leadership challenges faced in the professional routine.
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“Motivation is first and foremost an individual matter,” the authors highlight, which requires each organization to get to know its workforce and develop personalized strategies, whether in offering benefits, working models or respect for different ways of working. For them, leadership sets the tone.
“Inspiring leaders who are aligned with the organization’s values and who recognize and listen to their leaders help create an environment of trust and commitment. No wonder the Trust in Leadership dimension is able to impact all the other dimensions and increase engagement positively. This means that, as much as HR establishes practices and policies, training managers is one of the most powerful actions to get employees involved,” they conclude.
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Source: Engaja/SA