The Dark Side of Employee Engagement

Let me be clear at the outset here: I am not trying to be controversial, or even original. To be sure, engaged employees do perform better on average and they are also less likely to quit or display counterproductive work behaviours (cheating, thieving, bullying, etc). So, yes, let’s engage employees – especially given that most employees are not engaged at work and that disengagement is symptomatic of incompetent management.

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