The 6 Main Drivers Of Employee Engagement

by Jeff Bond

As Executive Partner at Chat With Leaders Media, Jeff Bond helps purpose-driven business, communications, and people leaders create high-impact content that strengthens relationships, fuels engagement, and drives meaningful impact.

His team partners with marketing and communications professionals to produce compelling podcasts, corporate event content, and leadership messaging—freeing up bandwidth while ensuring every message resonates.

Through the People First Elevation Team (PFET), Jeff and his colleagues turn company meetings into transformative experiences. By enhancing planning, elevating production, and coaching speakers, they ensure all-hands meetings and town halls inspire action, reinforce values, and build deeper connections.

Beyond media and communications consulting, Jeff serves on the Conscious Capitalism Atlanta Chapter Board, leading the Marcom Committee. He believes businesses thrive at the intersection of purpose and profit, leveraging storytelling and stakeholder-driven leadership to create sustainable impact.

In today’s episode, Jeff chats with Fred Jewell to explore the dynamics of employee engagement and the six categories of engagement drivers that he identified in his research article published here in the Jabian Journal. Fred shares some fantastic insights that will help you better understand organizational psychology as a leader who wants to give their team the very best support to keep them engaged with your mission. After listening, we hope this helps you learn How to be a better leader, a happier person, or both.

About Fred Jewell

Fred Jewell is a consultant, executive coach, speaker, and author of the book, “We Can’t Do It Alone: Building Influence with Simple Strategies.” As an Executive Director and Senior Strategic Advisor at Jabian Consulting, he spends most of his time working with his clients on strategy, transformation, culture, communication, change management, and organization design. He is also a regular contributor to the Jabian Journal, where he has written extensively on engagement, culture, and leadership.