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2 - What makes us happy and unhappy at work?

Ep. 2

Identifying where a business is failing is crucial for improving employee engagement. Our research has explored where employees commonly feel they’re being let down, and the effect this has on their morale. Importantly of course, if management can rise to the challenges, they can turn failure into renewed and improved employee engagement.  

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