The State of Work Executive Summary 6 HERE’S WHAT WE FOUND: People crave Without insight into connection to their that organizational organization’s vision, people struggle strategic vision. in the workplace. Understanding the big picture is no longer solely While most people want to feel more engaged, the domain of the C-suite. We found a direct there is a subset who feel disconnected from correlation between monthly communication their company’s strategy, vision and set of of company strategy (the most frequent option operating principles. These “unaligned” workers available on the survey) and people rating their are likelier than their more “aligned” counterparts companies as “excellent” against a long list of to have never heard their company discuss attributes: career progression; collaboration; strategic goals. They focus less on innovation communication; effective use of technology; and are less likely to collaborate outside of their productivity; morale; training; work-life balance; immediate teams. They are also significantly culture; and openness to feedback. more likely to report low morale. © SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2019