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Managers are central to employee engagement, yet organisations continue to promote high-performing individual contributors into management without adequately preparing them to manage people, the Singapore Workplace Report 2026 shows.
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Juanita Mega
Singapore has spent decades building one of the world’s most skilled and productive workforces. Yet, only 14% of employees here are engaged at work, compared with 25% across South-east Asia and 20% globally.
Engagement measures how involved, enthusiastic and committed employees feel about their work, including whether they feel valued, supported and motivated to contribute.