Work on Yourself First

One of the greatest challenges we face as talent development professionals is an epidemic of employee disengagement. In the United States, only three in 10 workers are engaged, according to a January 2015 Gallup study. And according to the Gallup article "How to Tackle U.S. Employees' Stagnating Engagement," employee disengagement costs the U.S. economy $450 billion to $550 billion in lost productivity each year, not to mention the tragedy of squandered human potential.