What makes a team unstoppable? It’s not just skills or tools—it’s engagement. When employees feel valued and inspired, they give their all. As we head into 2025, a little motivation can go a long way. That’s why we’ve gathered 30 standout quotes on employee engagement to energize your workplace. Whether you’re leading a small crew or a big company, these words will spark ideas and action. Let’s jump in!
30 motivational quotes for employees when quitting a job
1 - To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace – Doug Conant
2- The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity – Tom Peters
3- Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person – not just an employee – are more productive – Anne M. Mulcahy
4- People want to know they matter and they want to be treated as people. That’s the new talent contract – Pamela Stroko
5- Employee engagement is the art and science of engaging people in authentic and recognized connections – David Zinger
6- Highly engaged employees make the customer experience. Disengaged employees break it – Timothy R. Clark
7- A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life – John Wooden
8- Employee engagement is the emotional commitment the employee has to the organization and its goals – Kevin Kruse
9- You have to want to be engaged. There has to be a deep-seated desire in your heart and mind to participate, to be involved, and to make a difference. If the desire isn’t there, no person or book can plant it within you" – Tim Clark
10- Create caring and robust connections between every employee and their work, customers, leaders, managers, and the organization to achieve results that matter to everyone – David Zinger
11- Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers – Stephen R. Covey
12- Throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could be yours – Dale Carnegie
13- The only way to do great work is to love what you do – Steve Jobs
14- When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and yes, growth – Patrick Lencioni
15- Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first – Angela Ahrendts
16- Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can – Arthur Ashe
17- I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it – Thomas Jefferson
18- Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful – Joshua J. Marine
19- The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work – Harry Golden
20- Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much – Helen Keller
21- If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself – Henry Ford
22- How wonderful it is that nobody needs to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world – Anne Frank
23- The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck – Tony Robbins
24- A diamond is a piece of coal that is stuck to the job – Michael Larsen
25- It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit – Harry S. Truman
26- Paychecks can't buy passion – Federman
27- You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have – Maya Angelou
28- Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you – Stephen Covey
29- Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company – Zig Ziglar
30- Performance management is about getting employees engaged and imbibing in them a sense of ownership and pride – Rohit Sahu
Conclusion
These 30 quotes, drawn from a mix of business leaders, authors, and historical figures, offer a comprehensive toolkit for igniting employee engagement in 2025. They cover essential themes like recognition, purpose, and collaboration, ensuring they resonate with modern workplace dynamics and inspire teams to thrive.
