The Future of
Connection at Work
Findings from Enboarder’s 2023 global employee connection survey
Workplace disruption – from layoffs to hybrid work and the talent shortage – is having a direct impact on the state of connection at work. In this year’s employee connection survey, we wanted to understand how engaged and motivated employees feel at work and the impact that engagement has on the bottom line.
In this report, we’ll share top trends
for HR and people leaders. You’ll learn:
- The latest employee sentiment data across the U.S., U.K., and Australia
- Which engagement programs resonate with employees and top reasons they don’t participate
- How to design engagement programs that appeal to a multigenerational workforce and actually attract and retain talent
Explore the Data
Internal mobility succeeds when expectations, enablement, and stakeholder coordination are structured from the start.
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We surveyed 900 full-time workers across the U.S., U.K., and Australia.
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Overall, employees feel less connected than they did in 2022.
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Employee sentiment about the workplace is trending down.
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Just moving employees from feeling somewhat connected to very connected to their co-workers leads to:
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Peer learning and career development and skill building top the list of engagement programs.
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The #1 reason employees don’t participate in employee engagement opportunities is that they’re not offered at convenient times.
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We surveyed 900 full-time workers across the U.S., U.K., and Australia.
Check the data for your region.
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Globally employees feel less connected than they did in 2022.
In the U.S., there was a 14 percentage point drop in the number of respondents who feel very connected to their co-workers (42% in 2023, down from 56% in 2022).
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Employee sentiment about the workplace is trending down.
The biggest drops in the U.S. are centered around collaboration, engagement, and feeling like your company is a great place to work.
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Just moving employees from feeling somewhat connected to very connected to their co-workers leads to significant ROI.
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Peer learning and career development and skill building top the list of engagement programs.
Employee resource groups and pulse surveys round out the bottom of the list.
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The #1 reason employees don’t participate in employee engagement opportunities is that they’re not offered at convenient times.
Other top reasons include “They feel inauthentic” and “They are irrelevant to my role at the company”
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