Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2025 Report just dropped.
Employee engagement is down. Again.
Manager engagement is slipping too.
And it matters.
Managers are expected to deliver results, support people, navigate AI, labour shortages, new tech, shifting expectations – and still show up with energy and direction.
That’s a heavy load.
And too often, they’re doing it without training, without coaching, without clarity – and without the right support systems in place.
We can’t keep asking them to just cope.
If we want engaged teams, we need engaged managers.
That starts with giving them what they need:
Confidence. Clarity. Care.
Because when managers thrive, their teams follow.
When they don’t, everything starts to fray.
The workplace isn’t broken – but it is under strain.
And the way forward starts in the middle.
That’s exactly where Staffbeat comes in – helping managers stay connected, communicate clearly, and lead with purpose.
Download the report from Gallup here.