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Engagement Index
Composite engagement score from multiple survey dimensions
How it’s computed
WEIGHTED_AVG(engagement_dimensions)
What the evidence shows
| Relates to | Effect (r) | N | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thriving | 0.64 | 1854 | A |
| Organizational commitment | 0.617 | 131837 | A |
| Job satisfaction | 0.586 | 433684 | A |
| Task performance | 0.464 | 223513 | A |
| Employee service performance | 0.45 | 50 | B |
| Turnover intention | -0.448 | 29832 | B |
| Work family enrichment | 0.42 | 10452 | A |
What this metric can show you
Engagement Index can tell roughly 27 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to engagement & retention
Engagement is eroding
engagement · T1
It's two companies, split by manager
leadership-quality · T1
Most are fine — a tail is struggling
engagement · T1
On this trajectory, you breach the benchmark
regretted-loss · T1
One condition is the binding constraint
cams · T1
One exit reason towers over the rest
exit-knowledge · T1
Retention is working
retention · T1
The workforce is splitting in two
engagement · T1
Top talent is quietly leaving
regretted-loss · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog · principia:metrics
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“Between-organization range-restriction corrections are relevant in understanding how engagement relates to performance across the business/work units of all organizations. As alluded to, we have applied the indirect range-restriction correction procedure to this meta-analysis…”
— First Break All the Rulesmatch 58%
“In other words, business/work units with high employee engagement nearly double their odds of above-average composite performance in their own organizations and increase their odds for above-average success across business/work units in all organizations by 2.1 times. [image…”
— First Break All the Rulesmatch 57%
“Further to the right are a series of attitudes, behaviors, and consequences that are theorized to be mediated by engagement. (You can find sample engagement survey item variations in this book's Appendix B.) [image "“Illustration of a general engagement model depicting the…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 56%
Resources: First Break All the Rules · People Analytics For Dummies