So, what do you say?Are you ready to go from

coasting along desert streets to cruising along a scenic route in

the mountains?

Hop on the Hi to Bye™ journey with us, and you’ll travel full

speed ahead toward engagement greatness.

Some companies have yet to get the car out of park.

Companies who implement 1-2 programs vs. those who implement 5+:

78%of the time

87%of the time

c u l t u r e i s n o n - e x i s t e n t ,

w e a k , o r j u s t o k a y

60%of the time

73%of the time

w o r k e r s a r e m o d e r a t e l y

t o c o m p l e t e l y d i s e n g a g e d

fi n a n c ia l i n v est m e n tn on - ex ist e n ti s or wea k :

w h e n a c o m p a n y ' s

47%of the time

55%of the time

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These numbers tell ussomething super important:

Having an engaged culture is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity. It’s no longer good

enough to have a program in place; you must have excellent programs in place.

Gone are the days where five-year service awards, a summer picnic, and a holiday party

suffice as “recognition programs.”

Nowadays, engagement is an everyday thing. You’ll never arrive, and there’s no ETA.

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of survey-takers said their recognition programs are either okay or not that great. That’s a 3% increase of the population from last year.

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More companies seem to be falling behind with

engagement and recognition.

But why?

Employees can tell when their employer has thought

things through and plans to invest in their growth . . .

and when they haven’t.

The starting line is acknowledging that employee engagement has been the #1 challenge companies have faced for the past two years.

employees are starting to recognize short-term fixes for what they are. Organizations are spending more than $700 million on engagement programs, but not seeing results.

THE HARVARDBUSINESS REVIEW,

a c c o r d i n g t o

the percentage of engaged employees hasn’t fluctuated all that

much in the past 17 years. Since 2000, less than 1/3 of U.S.

employees are engaged in their job. This year, that number holds at 32%.

GALLUP RESEARCHs h o w s t h a t

EMPLOYEEENGAGEMENT

51%of HR managers said their culture is just okay at best. That’s a 5% increase of the population from 2015.

1-2P R O G R A M S

Almost 4,000 leaders and HR professionals

were polled, and here’s where the data took us.

Click here to learn more!

5+P R O G R A M S

of employees arefully engaged in

organizations with 5+ programs, higher than

last year’s 40%

68%68%of organizations with 5+

programs say their culture is strong or

excellent, higher than last year’s 66%

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of organizations with 1-2 programs say their

culture is non-existent, weak or just okay, higher

than last year’s 55%

of employees are moderately to completely

disengaged in organizations with only 1-2 programs,

higher than last year’s 73%

great or outstanding–asaid their programs are

drop from last year.

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