The statistics we use in our materials are drawn from research by globally recognized organizations. This page lists every claim with its original source so you can verify it independently.
Team performance & engagement
23% higher
Companies with engaged employees see 23% higher profitability than those with disengaged teams.
Gallup—State of the Global Workplace (2024 Report)
41% lower
Highly engaged business units report 41% lower absenteeism compared to disengaged teams.
Gallup — State of the Global Workplace
Retention & culture
59% lower
Highly engaged business units achieve 59% lower turnover in high-turnover industries.
Gallup — State of the Global Workplace
34% salary lost
Disengaged employees cost their employer roughly 34% of their annual salary in lost productivity.
Gallup — State of the American Workplace
200% up to
Replacing one employee costs between 50% and 200% of their annual salary — once recruitment, onboarding, and lost productivity are factored in.
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Primary Research Reports
1. Gallup — State of the Global Workplace 2026 The most cited workplace engagement study globally. The 2026 edition shows only 20% of employees worldwide are engaged — costing the global economy $10 trillion in lost productivity. 🔗
2. Deloitte — Global Human Capital Trends 2026 Annual flagship report on workforce and people strategy, covering how organisations can build a “human edge” amid AI and constant change. 🔗
3. Deloitte — Global Human Capital Trends 2025 “Turning tensions into triumphs” — based on 10,000 leaders across 93 countries. Focuses on navigating the worker-organisation relationship for better performance. 🔗
4. BetterUp — The Value of Belonging at Work Workplace belonging leads to a 56% increase in job performance, a 50% reduction in turnover risk, and a 75% decrease in employee sick days. Highly relevant for the retreat ROI argument. 🔗
5. Harvard Business Review — Offsite Productivity Research HBR research indicates a 26% increase in productivity among employees after participating in offsite retreats. Also cited: teams that engage in regular off-site retreats report a 25% increase in collaboration. 🔗
6. O.C. Tanner — State of Employee Recognition 2026 Based on data from over 4,200 employees across 10 countries, the report shows that employees with integrated recognition programs that support workplace connection are 21x more likely to be personally invested in the organisation’s success. 🔗