Translating Employee Engagement Research into Practice

In this paper, I describe five barriers that make it difficult for organizations to translate employee engagement research into practice. In particular, organizations need to decide how to define engagement; the appropriate referent for engagement; how to measure engagement; the primary drivers of engagement; and the development of an organizational engagement strategy. Organizations that are able to overcome these barriers will be more likely to increase the engagement of their employees and reap the benefits of an engaged workforce.