We often credit perks and pay for engagement at work, but one analysis found something else mattered more — meeting workers’ needs for autonomy, competence and connection, with well-being rising as stress and burnout fell

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It may come as no suprise to you that workplace engagement is in decline. According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2026 report, the share of employees engaged at work fell to 20% in 2025 — the lowest reading since 2020 — with the firm estimating the cost of disengagement to the world economy [...] The post We often credit perks and pay for engagement at work, but one analysis found something else mattered more — meeting workers’ needs for autonomy, competence and connection, with well-being rising as stress and burnout fell appeared first on Space Daily .