By Jennifer Deal, Kristin Cullen, Sarah Stawiski, William Gentry, & Marian Ruderman
Center for Creative Leadership
Summary
The purpose of the World Leadership Survey (WLS) is to provide a window into how professionals, managers, and executives view their life within the organization. This view of the employee experience will help leaders of organizations understand what employees experience, and what the organization can do to improve commitment and reduce turnover. The good news for organizations in the United States and Canada (the sample for this report) is that respondents are mostly committed to their organizations, satisfied with their jobs and their pay, work more than the typical 40-hour workweek, and do not currently intend to leave their jobs. The professionals, managers, and executives surveyed feel supported by their organization and by their direct supervisor, and think that their organizations are economically stable. Unfortunately they also feel overloaded, with their work disproportionately interfering with the rest of life, and that there is a high level of political behavior within their organization. Both overload and overt political behavior can reduce individual and organizational effectiveness. This report describes the current employee experience, and what organizations can focus on to maintain and improve commitment and engagement.
Citation
Deal, J. J., Cullen, K. L., Stawiski, S., Gentry, W. A., & Ruderman, M. N. (2015). World leadership survey biannual report on employee commitment and engagement 2013–2014 [White paper]. Center for Creative Leadership. https://doi.org/10.35613/ccl.2015.2048
