change management

Top employee engagement drivers flipped in 2025: report

Source: hcamag.com What are the top drivers? Study of 20 million employee responses shows belonging, feeling valued no longer biggest priorities For the first time in a decade, employees are prioritizing organizational stability over feeling valued at work, according to a recent study. The Perceptyx study analyzed more than 20 million global employee survey responses from 2016 to 2025 and found that the top driver of employee engagement in 2025 was effective change management, followed by confidence in senior leadership. These drivers displaced feelings of belonging and feeling valued which had ranked as the top two drivers from 2016 through 2024 but fell to fourth and fifth, respectively, in 2025.

How to manage change in your organization

Source: hcamag.com ‘There’s an expectation for leaders to drive future states and accomplish the return on investment needed to transform organizations’ As organizations face increasing levels of change, the ability to manage transitions effectively has become even more critical, according to one expert. “Organizations are going through so much change, whether it be cultural, technology-related, or process-related,” says Michelle Haggerty, COO and US president at Prosci, in talking with Human Resources Director.

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