Research by the Organizational Intelligence Institute (OII) Reveals the Real Drivers of Leader Engagement

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Feb 05, 2015, 02:54 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a recent report published by The Economist, 4 in 5 senior leaders consider employee engagement as a critical risk factor for business. However, the report also indicated that only 1 in 10 senior leaders are highly engaged and willing to go the extra mile for their organizations.

Research by the Organizational Intelligence Institute (OII) Reveals What Really Motivates Leaders

Such findings strongly suggest that the writing is on the wall as only engaged leaders can maximize employee engagement at all levels. After all, leaders have a privileged role in designing and ratifying the organizational policies and practices and engaging others which in turn has a cascading effect throughout the organization. Yet, organizations tend to employ a "one-size-fits-all' approach when it comes to maximizing employee engagement and performance.

The Organizational Intelligence Institute (OII) - a Skyline Group company conducted research to uncover the underlying drivers of leader engagement disengagement by select workforce segments – including leaders, high-potentials, and those with senior leadership aspirations (VP and above) and high ambition and achievement orientation.

Dr. Salvatore Falletta, EVP and Managing Director for the Organizational Intelligence Institute shares that "it's quite fashionable and arguably a self-serving notion for the HR industry to contend that the primary drivers of employee engagement are all about the relationship with one's immediate manager, co-worker quality, employee learning and development opportunities, and the like. While these usual suspects have a significant impact on engagement as a whole, they tend to miss the mark for critical workforce segments."

This new research elucidates the specific variables that affect leader engagement and the consequences associated with leader disengagement. It may be that the drivers of leader engagement and/or disengagement are not as straightforward as previously thought. This research can help companies begin to understand what matters most to high-potentials and aspiring leaders. As a result, companies are better able to make smarter human capital investments to engage and motivate their current and future leaders.

The OII specializes in human capital research, workforce surveys and assessments, HR analytics and strategy, and learning measurement and evaluation. Visit www.OI-Institute.com

To get a free copy of the research report visit: www.OI-Institute.com

The Organizational Intelligence Institute (OII)
The OII is the human capital research and R & D division of the Skyline Group. The OII enables organizational leaders to make better workforce decisions through leading-edge research and our next generation survey and assessment solutions. Visit www.OI-Institute.com

About Skyline Group, Skyline Group, based in Silicon Valley, is a leading innovative human capital solutions firm specializing in Survey and Assessment, Executive Coaching, Organization Consulting, and C4X. Skyline's C4X is the best scalable coaching solutions platform combining scalable content, metrics, and the 24x7 access of technology with the impact of 1:1 coaching for multilevel leadership and employee, new managers, high-potential employees, and employee on-boarding. Visit www.SkylineGroup.com

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