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It’s no hidden secret that employee engagement is a major contributing factor towards building a successful business. Yet, driving employee engagement doesn’t come at the click of your fingers. In fact, only 15% of employees worldwide are considered to be fully engaged in their job role. As far as buzzwords go, employee engagement will always be on the HR community’s tongue with initiatives proving to make employees more productive, customer-focused, loyal and better yet, companies with highly engaged workforces are 21% more profitable. This is shown within our own findings, ‘HR in 2021: trends, challenges and priorities’, with 63% of HR leaders making employee engagement their number one priority for the year, creating a 4% increase from 2020. However, the current state of employee engagement is in serious limbo. Since the arrival of COVID-19 and the introduction of national lockdowns, even the most positive and productive people are experiencing stress and anxiety levels that have never been felt before. Keeping employees engaged and motivated in the midst of a global pandemic is no mean feat, that’s why we’ve sourced nine different ways you can maintain engagement levels during lockdown, including different outlooks from business leaders. What is employee engagement? There