Why Employee Engagement Should Feel ‘Calm and Boring’ and Other Takeaways With McKesson’s Sr. Director of Talent Succession

Engagement strategies are often treated as exciting, fun perks that help employees stay motivated and fulfilled at an organization. But Jenessa Disler, Senior Director of Talent Succession at McKesson, and speaker at SPARK HR 2026, turns that thinking on its head.

The reality is, she says, “When engagement is done really well, it’s actually just calm and boring in a way; it’s that people feel good. They’re able to be creative and talk across boundaries of roles.”

Disler is...