Food for thoughts
The data that guides our work: nine figures from Gallup, Deloitte, the WHO and ILO, LinkedIn and Workhuman, on employee engagement, stress, management training, purpose, mental health, learning culture, recognition, human sustainability and the role of managers. Each comes with our reading, its source and its year.
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“The issue isn’t competence. It’s connection: to meaning, to oneself, to others.”
20%
Only 20% of employees worldwide are engaged in their work. 8 in 10 are not.
The BYM reading
It’s not about competence. It’s about connection.
Source: Gallup, State of the Global Workplace 2026 (2025 data) (opens in a new tab)
44%
Nearly 1 in 2 employees say they experienced a lot of stress the previous day.
The BYM reading
We optimized organizations. Not the human systems that run them.
Source: Gallup, State of the Global Workplace 2023 (2022 data)
56%
56% of managers worldwide have never received any management training.
The BYM reading
We train skills. We rarely train the inner posture.
Source: Gallup, State of the Global Workplace 2025 (2024 data) (opens in a new tab)
9/10
Nearly 9 out of 10 Gen Zs and Millennials say purpose is key to their job satisfaction.
The BYM reading
The psychological contract has changed. Leadership has to follow.
Source: Deloitte, Gen Z & Millennial Survey 2024 (2023-2024 data)
$1T
Depression and anxiety cost the global economy around $1 trillion a year in lost productivity.
The BYM reading
Well-being is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s a strategic lever.
Source: WHO & ILO, Mental health at work, 2022 (fact sheet and policy brief) (opens in a new tab)
+57%
Organizations with a strong learning culture report 57% higher retention.
The BYM reading
Learning is not training.
Source: LinkedIn, Workplace Learning Report 2024 (2023 data) (opens in a new tab)
45%
Employees who receive high-quality recognition are 45% less likely to leave their job.
The BYM reading
Feeling seen is what keeps people going.
Source: Gallup & Workhuman, 2024
10%
76% of business and HR leaders say human sustainability matters. Only 10% say they are leading the way.
The BYM reading
People are not asking for more processes. They are asking for more humanity.
Source: Deloitte, Global Human Capital Trends 2024 (2023 data)
70%
Managers account for 70% of the variance in team engagement.
The BYM reading
People rarely leave a company. They leave a relationship.
Source: Gallup, State of the American Manager, 2015 (opens in a new tab)
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