Study Finds That Employee Engagement Correlates With Time of Year

A new Dynamic Signal study learned it is crucial for employers to find the right time to engage workers, reports Business 2 Community . The study found employee engagement increases 13 percent in October to November compared to September to October. This creates opportunities for CEOs to become more familiar with employees, using Talent Optimization and other approaches to determine what works best for workers, and how they can modify their business strategy to bring employees' needs and concerns into closer alignment. Meanwhile, a Peakon study found leading business management can expect employee engagement to decrease significantly shortly before someone is about to quit the business. Reasons for leaving include "unchallenging work, cultures that suppress conversations about pay, toxic managers, and a lack of personal development opportunities." This knowledge can help CEOs preempt and reverse disengagement. Employees' happiness strongly correlates with their engagement, and Talent Optimization can help employers maintain this by understanding and developing job requirements, candidates, and team dynamics. Maximizing human capital during critical times in the business cycle through such strategies will augur well for meeting end-of-year goals.