In 2024, the world was again at a critical point on the motivation of workers and managers
The data of the Gallup Sociological Agency in the United States is a new study on the world’s workforce, which covers the period before Donald Trump’s entry into the White House and causes the insecurity, shocks in the US and world economy and abbreviations of staff with their protectionist measures.
| Last year, the world’s total share dropped from 23% to 21%. There has been a decrease in the last 12 years only once again-with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The lower percentage of employees in the world significantly reduces productivity among workers, the authors comment. |
How is it in Europe
For Europe (excluding countries such as Turkey and Russia), the survey has registered the lowest degree of employee engagement. Only 13% replied that they felt engaged in their work and the company/organization, while those without such a connection increased by 2 percentage points to 73%. Another 15% indicated that they were not deliberately committed to their work.
- This may have to do with the dynamics of the labor market – 5 points (up to 57%) have increased the answers that it is a good time at the moment to find a job.
- Considant to leave or actively acting to find a new job are 30%.
- The strongest feeling tested at the day before the Gallup poll is stress – 38%.
- In general, Europeans are half divided into self -determination in what state they are – 48% say that they « fight », and 47% – that they are « thriving » in life.
These indicators have been permanently at these levels since 2011. The only exception is the optimism of finding a job – in 2011 it was shared by 17%, and last year almost six of the ten Europeans considered it.
What is important to know employers
The managers were placed by the pandemic over a significant challenge because of the extremely complex production situation, the orders of the owners and the expectations of the employees. We are now beginning to see the consequences in this group, and if the Chief Executive Directors do not comply with the sometimes collapsed managers, it risks entitling the company, and sometimes entire sectors of the economy, the report said.
| Managers have the biggest decline. Their involvement has dropped from 30% to 27%, in young people (under 35) has dropped by five percentage points, and in women – by seven percentage points. |
In the last five years, an average organization has gone through turmoil at each level:
- retirement and turnover after pandemic
- Boom and crash in hiring staff
- Fast restructuring of teams and departments
- shrink budgets with the end of business stimulation programs during Covid-19
- violated supply chains
- New Customer expectations
- digital transformation and instruments with artificial intelligence
- New wishes of employees for flexibility and remote work.
Dissatisfaction and injustice: most strongly decreases the number of workers for themselves
All these factors have their influence on the world management that tries with great effort to make new trends.
| 70% of the team’s engagement depends on the manager. « My leader was a decisive factor whether to continue to do what I was doing, » said Elke K., an administrator at a German company. |
According to Gallup, leaders should completely rethink the roles of the company. Through the redesign of the presentations related to the presentation, organizations can improve the work of the team for the new, not for the previous workplace.
I notice that I am more tired, but I cannot fall asleep in the evening because my mind cannot be excluded from the work process.
Anelise. Manager Operations in Germany
The well -being of the employees has fallen for the second consecutive year, following several years of growth.
- After five years of steady improvement, the global evaluation of life by employees dropped in 2023 as well as in 2024, reaching up to 33%. Again, managers reported the biggest decline among those who appreciate their lives so positive that they were considered « thriving ». Regular employees have a slight improvement in their estimates of life.
In managers, the decline in well -being in 2024 is five percentage points. And this is very important for the company, they are reminiscent of Gallup: « When employees are engaged, they are more productive to work. They are less and produce more. They build better relationships with customers and make more sales deals. And what engages the most work teams? Their manager. »
The first directive on online platforms is accepted by the European Parliament
Many factors influence whether people are satisfied, including their income and life costs. But it is a fact that many employees spend most of their time at work, and their professional experience affects their overall life assessment. Half of the employees who are engaged in what they do feel « thriving » in life as a whole, compared to only one -third of those who are not engaged.
The training and good examples of professionals are key
When employers provide training for managers, the level of sense of well -being among managers increases from 28% to 34%.
However, if in addition to training, there is also a person in the office who actively promotes their development, flourishing in executives increases further – to 50%.
Considering the additional impact of managers professionals on their teams, the training and development of managers may be one of the most effective « well-being initiatives » in which employers can invest.
| The data in the report of « Gallup » They show that the world workforce does not develop in the right direction. However, there is an option in which a boom in productivity can happen if leaders manage to hit the moment. It is estimated that with full employment of the labor force 9.6 trillion. The dollars can be added to the global economy, which is 9% of world GDP. |
100% engagement seems unrealistic, but what would it be if we reached 70%, for example?
Some organizations are already there. When business leaders shape – on the basis of scientific practices – a company culture surrounding the construction of a personal connection of its employees with the company, the result is higher productivity and profitability. These are the results that are reproduced from pharmaceutical production in Europe to luxury hotels in Thailand.
- Effective management coaching can increase working efficiency from 20 to 28%
The most advanced organizations studied by Gallup put the training and development of managers at the heart of their strategy. Even primary training has benefits for engagement. However, leaders who receive the best practices are reporting significant improvements to their commitment as well as that of their teams.
- According to the report Under 44% of world managers have received additional training and qualificationS
- In recent years Developing Managers in the world fallsmost of them have not developed career.
- At the same time half of the managers who have been trainedare released from work, similar to untreated.
Some managers have the natural gift of being inspirers in the team
The majority do not have these skills to have a positive impact on their colleagues.
The good news is that effective coaching is something that can be learned. Gallup reveals that participants in a management course for best practices have up to 22% higher motivation for work than those who have not participated.
70 is the new 50, or why to work until later in life is already a necessity
Additionally, the teams involved in this training have increased the engagement up to 18%. Managers’ indicators have improved from 20 to 28% in the direction of better engagement. The results were reported from 9 to 18 months after training, indicating that the impact of management training has a lasting effect.
« If we all work with the idea that we are going in the same direction, if we understand each other and are grateful to each other and respect, it will make our work easier even if the projects remain still difficult to accomplish, » says Brian V., a systematic engineer.
« Who wants to live forever » or the growing trillion business
The answers to the Gallup respondents are disturbing about their expectations in what condition they will be at the end of the decade. Asked spontaneously to evaluate on the scale of 1 to 10 on which of these ten steps are visible after 5 years, « flourishing » has chosen 33%, but 58%stopped at the circumstances. Almost every tenth (9%) thinks he will be among the « sufferers ».
