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Employee Engagement Score

A composite score from a periodic employee survey (e.g., Gallup Q12-style) measuring commitment, motivation, and connection to the organization.

Business Question Answered

“How engaged and committed is our workforce right now?”

What This Tells You

The overall emotional and motivational state of the workforce.

What It Does Not Tell You

Which specific driver (manager quality, compensation, career growth) is causing low engagement — requires driver analysis on sub-items.

Formula & Example Calculation

Average of Engagement Survey Item Scores (normalized to 100-point scale)

Numerator

N/A (composite average)

Denominator

N/A (composite average)

Example

Across 12 survey items scored 1–5, the org averages 4.1, normalized to a 100-point scale as 78.

Recommended Dimensions & Segments

DepartmentManagerTenureLocation

Recommended visualization: Score trend line with department breakdown heatmap

Technical Implementation Notes

Maintain a consistent question set release-over-release so trend comparisons are valid; flag any survey instrument changes clearly in reporting.

Data Quality Checks

Require a minimum response rate (typically 60%+) before reporting department-level scores to avoid small-sample noise
Anonymize responses below a minimum group size (e.g., 5) to protect confidentiality

Common Pitfalls

Reporting department scores for teams too small to preserve anonymity, suppressing honest responses
Treating a single quarter's dip as a crisis without checking statistical significance against normal variance

AI Explanation

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Metadata

Funnel StageN/A

Owner RoleVP People / HR Business Partner

CadenceQuarterly

Data Sources

Engagement Survey Platform (Culture Amp/Glint)HRIS