[sobinator]

I agree with the sentiment, but let's be honest with ourselves; there aren't that many type-A people bumping around in most organizations whose talents are going untapped.

Regardless,

Engagement, in my view, is like a double-edged sword--it cuts both ways. On one hand, getting employees to "pull the wagon" can immensely add value to the organization. On the other hand, employees attaching too much of their self-worth to their work (a consequence of being highly engaged) can lead to employees' egos being of greater importance than the results.

Low engagement is probably just a symptom of some other organizational ill.

[bediger4000]

I'm going to suggest that in my experience with both smaller and larger companies, management (from those managing grunts to C-level) have more of what they consider fun in a low-engagement company, and the low employee engagement is a symptom of management having their version of fun.