Organizational Performance

Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report contains a finding that should stop every executive restructure in its tracks: the regions cutting management roles the fastest are also seeing the steepest engagement declines. South

Manager burnout has become the most expensive hidden line item on corporate P&L statements. Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report found that 71% of managers globally report burnout, with mid-level managers hitting 78%.

AI adoption in the American workplace has crossed a critical threshold, but the productivity gains are landing unevenly. New survey data reveals a widening gap between managers and frontline employees, raising concerns that AI tools

Employee thriving and engagement are moving in opposite directions for the first time in a decade. Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report shows thriving rose to 34% while engagement fell to 20%, its

Global employee engagement fell to 20% in 2025, dropping for the second consecutive year to its lowest level since 2020. The decline spans every region on Earth. No area improved. Gallup estimates the cost at

Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report reveals a paradox at the heart of modern management: leaders rate their lives and jobs more positively than the people they manage, yet they report worse daily

Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report includes a line that stopped me cold: “One way of thinking about employee engagement is as a measure of readiness for change.” The same report confirms that

Employee willingness to support organizational change has plummeted from 74% in 2016 to just 38% in 2024, according to Gartner workforce tracking data. The collapse coincides with a fivefold increase in the volume of change

Nearly one in three hybrid workers is quietly looking for a new job, even as retention rates hold steady. The latest workforce data exposes a growing gap between physical presence and psychological engagement that most

The data that got my attention Prosci and IDC research found that 87% of new behaviors introduced during organizational change vanish within 90 days unless leaders actively reinforce them. That number should stop every executive