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What Companies Get Wrong About Employee Engagement

31 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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A YouTube video by Dr. Cara arguing that leadership — not company policies, metrics, or benefits — explains the majority of variance in employee engagement (she cites ~70%). The content pairs an empirical claim about leadership’s outsized role with Dr. Cara’s personal journey from a focus on control to valuing connection as the path to influence.

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