What are the four team outcomes in the Employee Engagement Growth Model?

Collaboration, Productivity, Innovation, and Retention.

How is employee engagement connected to productivity?

Engaged employees bring more discretionary effort, and Gallup's meta-analysis finds engagement related to productivity at the business and work-unit level.

How does engagement affect innovation?

Innovation depends on people feeling safe to share ideas and challenge assumptions. Engaged employees are more likely to take initiative and experiment.

How is engagement connected to employee retention?

Gallup's meta-analysis finds employee engagement related to turnover. People who feel connected to their work and supported by their leaders are more likely to stay.

How can leaders protect teams from burnout?

Set clear expectations, manage workloads responsibly, and build psychological safety so people can ask for help before pressure becomes unmanageable.

How Employee Engagement Connects to Team Outcomes | Chapter 15, The Employee Engagement Handbook