Founder & CEO, Worklution Inc. Employee Advocacy & Education brands Caged Bird HR and Wrk Receipts
For four consecutive years, HR teams have placed employee engagement at the top of their priority lists, according to Lattice's 2025 State of People Strategy Report. Yet despite this sustained focus, engagement still needs to be solved. As Dave Driver, Principal People Science Consultant at Lattice notes, "Over the past few years, many organizations have gone through budget cuts and related reductions in force. This has resulted in less focus on talent acquisition and a hyper-focus on talent retention. HR teams know engagement is critical to retention." The persistent struggle with engagement, even as performance management has risen to share the top spot for the first time, signals that traditional approaches aren't working. The report's findings reveal a crucial insight: "Organizations recognize that high performance can't exist without engagement, and they see both as part of the same continuum contributing to a workplace where employees can thrive long-term." At WRK Receipts, we've built our platform around this exact principle. While companies focus on performance metrics and engagement surveys, we empower employees with AI-driven tools to document their experiences, track their achievements, and actively participate in their career development. Our approach recognizes that true engagement comes from giving employees the power to shape their workplace narrative and advocate for their needs. The future of workplace engagement lies not in top-down initiatives but in empowering employees with the right tools and support. I'm proud that Wrk Receipts stands at the forefront of this transformation, offering a solution that addresses both engagement and performance through the lens of employee advocacy. By putting documentation and career guidance tools directly in employees' hands, we're not just measuring engagement – we're actively enabling it. #EmployeeEngagement #FutureOfWork #WorkplaceTransformation #EmployeeExperience #LatticeHR #PeopleStrategy #WorkplaceEngagement #PerformanceManagement
Now is the moment for HR teams to think strategically about what lies ahead 💡 Save these five key takeaways from our 2025 State of People Strategy Report as you’re planning your HR strategy for the next year 👇
