TEAM BUILDING STATISTICS 

How Much Does Trust, Communication, Engagement, and

Recognition Affect TEAMWORK and Team Culture?

“The only COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

we have is the CULTURE

and values of the company.”

– Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks

Below are a collection of statistics on recognition, collaboration, and trust that demonstrate how “soft” skills have a HUGE effect on your bottom line.  

If you are seeking to improve productivity in your organization, the research-based numbers below are a valuable reminder that the success of your STRATEGY is always going to be determined by the quality of your internal team CULTURE. 

TEAM CULTURE STATISTICS:

75 percent of survey participants said that the most stressful aspect of their job was their immediate boss

– McKinsey, 2020

15% of job seekers declined a job due to the company’s culture.

– Builtin, 2021

Motivated workers outperform those with low  engagement by 202%.

– Business2Community, 2021

Managers are responsible for 70% of deviations in team engagement.

– Gallup, 2018

Millennials prioritize ‘people and culture fit’ above everything else.

– HBR, 2021

Companies that build a positive culture could see a 400% growth in revenue.

– CultureIQ

Happiness raises business productivity by 31%.

– Bonusly, 2019

69% of Millennials are concerned their workplace does not develop leadership skills

– Apollo, 2022

Highly engaged business units see a 41 percent reduction in absenteeism and achieve 59% less employee turnover.

– Gallup, 2018

 “The ENVIRONMENT that a TEAM operates within is

key to its success and cannot be ignored.”

– DELOITTE INSIGHTS

TEAM COMMUNICATION STATISTICS:

Only 5.9% of organizations communicate their goals on a daily basis.

– Bit, 2018

97% of workers and employers believe that the lack of team alignment influences the success of a task or project.

– Clear Company, 2020

Overn 50% felt lonely from communicating primarily via computer.

– Aiir consulting, 2020

Effective communication generates 4.5 times higher talent retention.

– Bit, 2021

80% of employees feel stressed due to ineffective communication.

– GoRemotely, 2020

50% of positive changes in communication patterns in the workplace can be credited to social interaction outside the workplace

– Kenexa, 2019

Connected teams demonstrate a 21% increase in profitability.

– Gallup, 2020

RECOGNITION STATISTICS:

79 percent of people who quit their jobs cite ‘lack of appreciation’ as their reason for leaving.

– O C Tanner, 2018

Recognizing quality work and achievements increases profits by 29%.

– TeamStage, 2022

Only a third of US workers receive weekly recognition for their work.

– Bonfyreapp, 2021

Employee happiness can increase productivity by 20%.

– Atlassian, 2020

63% of employees feel like they don’t get enough praise.

– OfficeVibe, 2020

 

More than 40% of employees feel that they would give more energy at work if they were recognized more.

– HBR, 2016

Peer recognition has 35% more positive impact than manager-only.
52% of employees feel rewards aren’t aligned to organizational goals.
 

“Team Building Is The Most Important

Investment You’ll Make”

– Forbes Magazine

COLLABORATION STATISTICS:

Teams with connected employees see productivity increase 20-25%.

– ExpertMarket, 2021

97% of workers believe that communication impacts tasks every day.

– ExpertMarket, 2021

Miscommunication costs 100+ employee companies $420,000 per year.

– ExpertMarket, 2021

86% of employees and executives cite lack of collaboration or ineffective communication for workplace failures.

– SalesForce, 2017

Employees who acted collaboratively stuck at their tasks 64% longer

– Forbes, 2018

Workplace collaboration can increase successful innovation by 15%.

– PGI, 2020

Collaboration increases individual loyalty to an organization by 33%.

– Bit, 2021

39% of surveyed employees believe that people in their own organization don’t collaborate enough

– Vizix, 2020

TEAM TRUST STATISTICS:

Employees at companies with high-trust report:

…74% less stress and 13% fewer sick days

…106% more energy and 50% higher productivity

…76% more engagement and 40% less burnout

*HBR, 2017

85% of people believe trust is important to have a high-performing team.

– TrustEdge, 2020

45% percent of people said lack of trust in leadership was the biggest issue impacting their work performance.

– Tolero, 2020

2/3 of Americans want to be trained in people skills over technical skills.

– TrustEdge, 2020

A highly engaged workforce has 21% higher profitability.

– Gallup, 2018

WORKPLACE CHANGE STATISTICS:

The brutal fact is that about 70% of all change initiatives fail.

– Harvard Business Review, 2020

Nearly 75% expect to increase the types of major change initiatives they will undertake in the next three years

– Gartner, 2020

 46 percent of CIOs report that culture change is their biggest barrier to success.

– Gartner, 2018

31% of CEOs are fired for not managing organizational change well enough.

– Forbes, 2015

69% of the most effective change programs offered training before and after go-live

– Google, 2019

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