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The $100 Million Machine

BY Phil Johnson | 01-26-2008 | 9:10 PM
This blog is written by a member of our blogging community and expresses that member's views alone.

What if your company needed a machine to run its business that cost $100,000,000 each year to operate and its annual production efficiency was typically between 20-30 percent – would this be a cause for concern within your organization?

These “machines” actually cost the US economy over $350 Billion last year alone. The problem is low workforce engagement. Gallup’s Employee Engagement Index which measures the annual cost of employee disengagement has been running between 20-30 percent. Research confirms that the development of Authentic Leadership™ within an organization is the key to greater profitability, productivity and growth. Would your company like a better return on its annual workforce investment