For many workers, the frustrations of modern employment are familiar: meetings that drain time, managers who fail to support their teams and policies that leave people feeling disconnected from their jobs. While technology companies are looking towards ambitious futures beyond Earth, the workplace on this planet remains a much harder problem to solve. Gallup chief executive Jon Clifton recently suggested that humanity may reach Mars before it manages to repair the systems that shape everyday working life. Behind the comparison is a growing concern over employee disengagement, which continues to affect productivity and morale across the global workforce, costing organisations billions each year through lower performance, higher turnover and declining workplace satisfaction across industries worldwide.
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