Learn in the textbookMotivation and Leadership
DefinitionWork engagement (ワークエンゲージメント) is the mental state of working with energy while feeling vigor, dedication and absorption in one's job.
ExplanationIt refers not to a temporary surge of willingness but to a lasting, positive state directed at the work as a whole. On the opposite side lies burnout (バーンアウト), a state of exhaustion after one's drive has been used up. Companies use it in their people policies as a measure tied to both employee health and productivity.
AnalogyImagine getting so absorbed in practicing an instrument you love that you look up and the sun has set, and picture that state lasting at work.
Memory hookEngage can mean gears meshing together. Picture a person and the work locked together and turning as one.