This document discusses how agile practices can increase employee engagement. It defines employee engagement as employees being fully absorbed in and enthusiastic about their work. Agile practices empower engagement by creating collaborative environments focused on team goals rather than individual goals. This encourages team interaction and intelligence over individual goals. Servant leadership empowers teams by sharing power, helping people grow through coaching rather than control, and unleashing energy and intelligence. Agile teams experience fewer defects and safety incidents, less shrinkage and turnover when engagement is high. The document recommends agile can engage millennials and increase performance through respect, effective decision making, feedback, and building individual careers within teams.
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