Workforce Strategy
Manager Engagement Is Falling Faster Than Anyone Else's
Gallup's 2026 State of the Global Workplace report traces most of the decline in employee engagement to one group. The people in the middle are running out of energy.
Managers
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Workforce Strategy
Succession Planning Belongs Below the C-Suite, Too
Deloitte estimates retirements will open about 2.8 million manufacturing jobs by 2033. Few plants have named successors for the roles that matter most.
Compliance
Why Retaliation Tops the List of EEOC Charges
Retaliation has been the most common allegation in EEOC charges for more than a decade. Employees can win on it even when the original complaint fails.
Workforce Strategy
Too Many Direct Reports Is Wearing Managers Down
Gallup found training lifts the share of thriving managers from 28 to 34 percent, and to 50 percent with coaching. Big teams leave little time for either.
Workforce Strategy
Stay Interviews Catch What Exit Interviews Find Too Late
Quits reached their highest level since March 2025 in September. A 30-minute conversation can surface the reason before the resignation letter does.
Workforce Strategy
Why Annual Reviews Rarely Change Anything
Gallup has reported that only 14 percent of employees strongly agree their reviews inspire them to improve.
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