December 22, 2025

Hey there, healthcare leaders. I was reading this fascinating article from Becker's Hospital Review. It really hit home. Apparently our industry is facing a pretty significant gap with our employees. Gallup found that only about 30% of our employees are actively engaged at work. So 30%, I mean, that means a whopping 70% of our team is just kind of showing up each day. Here's the real kicker. A recent study showed that disengaged employees cost the US economy somewhere between $450 billion and $550 billion each year. But it gets even more interesting. The article also highlighted that organizations with highly engaged employees experience 23% higher profitability. So there's a real opportunity here for us as leaders. It no longer should be about just filling empty positions with warm bodies. It should be about creating an environment where people want to be and believe that they actually have purpose. You know, it's a bit like trying to bake a cake with half the ingredients missing, right? I mean, you can try to force it, but It's just not going to turn out quite right. So what if, as leaders, we shifted our focus to truly nurturing engagement? What if we could turn that 30% engagement into something much, much bigger? How would that impact your team? How would it impact your organization? How would it impact the communities you serve? Hey, I'd love to learn from you. How are you helping your employees feel a sense of purpose in the work that they do each day?