The document discusses employee engagement and communication inefficiencies in the workplace, highlighting that 7 out of 10 people feel disengaged and that significant time is lost due to communication issues. It contrasts the experiences of two employees, Jake, who feels frustrated and disengaged, and Kate, who experiences a sense of community and effective collaboration. The text emphasizes the importance of improving employee collaboration and communication to boost productivity.

1. ARE DISENGAGED AT WORK
7 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE
checks cellphone every
10 minutes
checks Facebook
every 60 minutes
complains about
the company
spends his time
looking for a new job
feels she can talk
with any manager
easily collaborates with
other teams
feels a sense
of community at work
feels she can
make a difference
at her work
This is Jake This is Kate
Just like Jake
of companies
use social media as part of their
internal communication initiative
to build community.
56%
experience difficulty communicating
between team members.
of the work week is lost to
communication inefficiencies. No
wonder Jake’s fed up!
saw improving employee
collaboration as very important.
boost in productivity by the impact of
social collaboration. Kate’s boss is
pleased.
Presented by the social network for work.
Like Kate’s company
Reasons
they are frustrated...
Reasons
they use social at work...
Why?
the disengaged coworkerthe disengaged coworker
Jake is not alone...
the engaged coworkerthe engaged coworker
Kate is unusual...
of employees
feel their managers focus on
their weakness more than their
strengths.
55%
com·mu·ni·ty
A sense that employees and leaders are in it together, and
sharing both the challenges and rewards of work.
That’s why Jake looks like this... That’s why Kate looks like this...
experience work delays while waiting
for information from others they’ve
attempted to reach.
68%
rated facilitating cross-department
and team collaboration as very
important.
59%
40% 25%
53%
So?
68%