1. Tools and information: Do they have what they need to make the right contribution?
2. Sense of belonging: Do they feel like they "belong" -- that they're part of a team?
3. Value of their work: Do they feel like what they do makes a difference?
4. Influence over destiny: Do they feel a sense of control over their own destiny?

Done correctly, the activities that build employee capability -- like the right staffing processes and decisions, effective development, and reward that reinforces the capabilities and outcomes your company needs -- help build employee engagement with company success. But these activities aren't enough.

An employee engagement assessment can tell you how you're doing in creating the conditions required for your employees to care. The survey not only tells you how you're doing and points you toward what you need to do to improve those conditions.