First the facts:

> Here’s what the researchers discovered: barely one-fifth (21%) of employees are truly engaged in their work, in the sense that they would “go the extra mile” for their employer. Nearly four out of ten (38%) are mostly or entirely disengaged, while the rest are in the tepid middle.

Now the unwarranted conclusions:

> There’s no way to sugarcoat it—this data represents a stinging indictment of the legacy management practices found in most companies.

It does? Why? Maybe without the managers, employees would be even less engaged.