Workplace Culture Research

Going Backwards: Workplace Culture in 2023

In the last year, social and economic factors, such as layoffs and budget constraints, shifted the focus from employee experience and diversity to profitability and shareholder value. The result? A stark, negative shift in employee sentiments regarding issues that most impact workplace culture.
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What's in the report?
  • The key social indicators that dropped in 2023
  • Specific negative shifts in employee sentiment
  • Analytics on social factors that impact how we work together
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We saw a 20% decrease in the number of employees who agree with the statement
“People in my organization act as allies when the situation calls for it.”
Based on over 23,000 employee sentiment responses collected between June 2021 and June 2023
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Decoding the Decline in Inclusion & Belonging

We’ve identified 16 workplace social indicators which represent a social dynamic that contributes to the employee experience and the overall workplace culture.

The most significant decline was found in 4 skills that support the Inclusion, Belonging and Ethics competencies…

Belonging

Cultivating Authenticity

  • 5.14%
Inclusion

Advancing Allyship

  • 4.21%
Ethics

Demonstrating Integrity

  • 5.14%
Ethics

Nurturing Trust

  • 3.48%

Supporting Evidence

Emtrain embeds employee sentiment questionnaires into all of our culture and compliance training courses.
Each question maps to a workplace social indicator.

Here are two (of many) employee sentiment questions that informed the 2023 Workplace Culture Report:

“I think my colleagues are being authentic when they talk about making people feel like they are part of the team.”
There was a 5% decrease in employees who agree or strongly agree.
“The people I work with see the value of creating respectful work relationships.”
There was a 12% decrease in employees who agree or strongly agree.

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