Stagnating Engagement is a Trillion-Dollar Challenge
Employee engagement is at a crisis point. According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workforce 2024, low engagement is costing the global economy a staggering US$8.9 trillion—equivalent to 9% of global GDP. In Europe, the picture is particularly concerning: only 13% of employees are engaged at work, with the region showing the lowest global engagement levels.
At Cognitions, we believe that fixing this isn’t just an HR priority—it’s a strategic imperative. That’s where Meta Team comes in.
A New Way to Win: The Inner and Outer Game of Team Performance
We’ve found that the best-performing teams consistently excel at two games:
- The Inner Game – the psychological, emotional, and relational foundations of team effectiveness
- The Outer Game – the practical, results-driven habits that drive delivery and impact in the wider system
Most engagement strategies focus on one or the other. Meta Team brings both into balance—and that’s where the breakthrough happens.
Mastering the Inner Game
The inner game is where trust, resilience, shared purpose, and focus are cultivated. Teams grow here by removing internal interference—such as fear, ego, self-doubt, or unspoken conflict—that holds them back from performing at their best. When teams understand these internal blockers, they unlock deep collaboration and discretionary effort.
Winning the Outer Game
The outer game is about adapting at speed, creating future value, influencing key stakeholders, and executing decisively. But without a strong inner foundation, outer game performance stalls. Our research shows that the strongest outer game performance always follows inner game growth.
Data-Driven Insight, Proven Impact
Meta Team’s Team Performance Profiler is a powerful diagnostic that reveals how well a team is playing both its inner and outer game. Based on input from team members, leaders, and stakeholders, it identifies strengths, weaknesses, and priority development areas—so teams can focus where it matters most.
In the last year alone, teams using Meta Team’s approach have seen:
- +20% increase in productivity
- +10% uplift in employee satisfaction
- +15%+ improvement in team cohesion
Short, High-Impact Workouts
Our 90-minute, experiential workouts are designed to fit within your team’s day-to-day workflow. They’re not abstract training sessions—they’re focused, practical, and tailored to your team’s real challenges and goals. These sessions help teams quickly shift behaviour, mindset, and results.
Real Stories of Change
Clients across industries and geographies have experienced transformative results with Meta Team:
- A London-based financial services board saw a rapid increase in cohesion and trust: “We’re now motoring as a leadership team.”
- A Saudi organisation broke through barriers to mutual accountability, resulting in deeper ambition and transparency.
- A German telecoms team improved reflective behaviours by 17%, driving a 15% increase in execution speed.
- A Private Equity team used Meta Team insights to rebuild trust, unlock executional speed, and expand its strategic scope.
From Cost to Investment
Most team-building efforts fail to translate into meaningful, lasting change. Meta Team changes that. By embedding insight into action and aligning inner and outer development, teams transform not just performance, but culture—and engagement follows.
Start the Journey
If your team is struggling with stagnating engagement, missed deadlines, or eroding trust—Meta Team can help. With the right balance of data, diagnostics, and development, we help teams unlock their full potential.
Let’s turn training costs into training investment. Let’s build teams that thrive from the inside out.
👉 Contact us today to learn how Meta Team can help your teams grow stronger, faster, together.