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Achievers Workforce Institute 

Backed by global research, AWI provides HR leaders with actionable insights into today's employee engagement, recognition, and workforce trends. Explore reports, benchmarks, and best practices designed to transform culture and drive real business outcomes.

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From recognition gaps to retention risks, AWI helps you shape a stronger workforce. 

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Guide your programs and policies with frameworks and playbooks backed by 20+ years of research and real-world success. 

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AWI uncovers the science driving workplace engagement, retention, and culture — with strategies that help leaders deliver stronger performance and results. 

25+Years of employee experience research 

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The Achievers Workforce Institute (AWI) is the research and insights arm of Achievers, delivering science-backed data to help HR leaders understand and act on the trends shaping employee engagement, retention, and workplace culture.
AWI delivers primary research and science-based tools that shine a light on today’s recognition, engagement, performance, and retention trends. Every insight comes with practical takeaways HR leaders can use to drive real results.
AWI research reflects the voices of employees and HR leaders worldwide. Our annual reports, for example, are based on responses from 3,500+ employees across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore — ensuring diverse, global insights that HR leaders can trust.
The Engagement & Retention Report explores the drivers that keep employees engaged and committed — from trust in leadership and alignment to values, to recognition frequency, belonging, and connection at work. The latest report also highlights the importance of the “emotional salary,” showing how non-financial factors like recognition, purpose, and manager support are critical to retention and performance.
The State of Employee Recognition Report explores how recognition shapes performance, belonging, and retention in today’s workplace. It examines the decline of consistent recognition, the impact of manager-led recognition, and the link between frequent, meaningful appreciation and stronger engagement, productivity, and trust. The report highlights the risks organizations face when recognition is treated as an afterthought, and the opportunities that come from making it a core part of culture.
With over two decades of experience surveying employees across five global regions, AWI brings unmatched depth into the world of recognition, retention, and engagement. But we don’t stop at telling the story. We turn those insights into practical next steps. From playbooks and checklists to webinars and frameworks, AWI equips leaders with the tools to act on data and build stronger, more engaged workforces.
Leaders can use AWI research as both a mirror and a playbook. It helps them see what’s really happening inside their organization, benchmark against global data, and identify gaps in recognition and engagement. More importantly, it gives them practical steps to act — from building manager-led recognition programs to creating stronger employee connections.
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