Workplace Engagement

Finalist in the Business Book of the Year 2024 awards! The Chief People Officer role has finally taken its rightful place on the Executive Committee and human resource management is recognised as a true differentiator of success for modern organisations. However, CPOs face a challenge. In a world of increasing regulation and litigation, and with greater expectations than ever of how organisations should support their people, the HR role risks being overwhelmed. Managers are drowning under the weight of people-related tasks, while staff demand ever more from their workplace. CEOs and Boards ...

Healthy teams begin with healthy leaders. And at the heart of this dynamic is emotional maturity, the quality the greatest leaders possess. Combining cutting-edge brain science, with decades of counseling and consulting experience, Rare Leadership in the Workplace shows you how to take your leadership, and your team, to the next level. Whether you are burnt out, or just looking to improve, this audiobook can help. When you prioritize people, and lead from a secure identity, you’ll be amazed at the freedom you feel, and the results you see.

The retired four-star general and and best-selling author of My Share of the Task shares a powerful new leadership model. Former General Stanley McChrystal held a key position for much of the War on Terror, as head of the Joint Special Operations Command. In Iraq, he found that despite the vastly superior resources, manpower, and training of the US Military, Al Qaeda had an advantage because of its structure as a loose network of small, independent cells. To defeat such an agile enemy, JSOC had to change its focus from efficiency to adaptability.

We all know it. Demanding accountability in the workplace is the quickest way to get your employees to start fidgeting nervously and looking at the door. Traditional accountability methods leave leaders frustrated with limited, ineffective tools and leave employees feeling criticized, discouraged, and even disengaged. Using a foundation of neuroscience and human dynamics, Inspiring Accountability in the Workplace brings a much-needed modern approach to inspiring employee engagement, productivity, and results.

The ultimatum is in - Marry or lose it all…. I am up for the challenge - Let the search for a fake fiancée begin. Years of dedication have gone into building my multi-billion-dollar company. My life is a balance of hard work and indulgence, earning the reputation of a CEO playboy after enduring past heartbreaks. Now the Investors want me to settle down. In a desperate attempt to save my empire, I persuade my assistant to be my fake fiancée. Little did I anticipate the sparks that flew between us would ignite a fire I couldn't control. Then comes the twist—the ultimate game-changer: a ...

What really sets the best managers above the rest? It's their power to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives—consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine inner work life, often unwittingly.

Organizations around the world spend billions of dollars every year to awaken and engage their employees. Yet global employee engagement remains fixed - at 13%. The disengagement problem usually begins with the CEO telling human resources to fix it. Unless the CEO or business owner takes charge of engagement, everyone will look over the messenger's shoulders to pick up cues from the top leader.

He's vowed to never fall in love. She's the key to his future and she needs a favor--a fake engagement. Could this lead to something real? Never. My father thinks I need a life outside of owning the Vancouver Tigers professional football team. He has an offer for the team if I can't marry in time. Steve McCormick may be my only hope. I'm sure I can talk him into if he wants to keep his job with the Tigers. But how can I protect my heart?

My boss is grumpy, gorgeous, and completely convinced I’m a spy. So obviously, fake-dating him is the worst idea ever. I design luxury spaces for billionaires with big egos. But none of them are quite like my boss Dorian Thorne. He’s broody, bossy, built like sin… and dead-set on believing I’m reporting to his evil brother. When I fall off a ladder and land in his arms, he acts like I ruined his day. Then he “frisks” me for listening devices. Thoroughly. (Not that I’m complaining.) After one scandalous closet moment, his mother thinks we’re soulmates. Dorian’s brilliant ...

If only I hadn’t touched my dad’s most trusted man… I wouldn’t be pregnant with his child. One reckless night. One forbidden man. And now—I’m carrying his baby. Ben was off-limits. My father’s right-hand. Ten years older. But that didn’t stop me. I gave him everything. My first time. My heart. The next morning? He called it a mistake. So, I vanished. New country. New life. And a secret I never planned to reveal. Three years later, fate throws us back together. The tension? Still explosive. But this time, I’m not the same girl he left behind.

He’s a book-loving billionaire business owner. But is he ready to add “baby daddy” to the list?? I’ve been doing a great job of forgetting about my crush on Dalton Moore. But when he hires me to help him start a small-town bookstore, I can’t avoid him. Or thoughts of the one hot night we shared. And when he becomes not just my boss, but my landlord and fake fiancé, too? All that proximity leads to one thing: sparks. Lots of them. Giving into them means crossing lines left and right, but you know what they say about forbidden fruit. It tastes so sweet. Until two big blue ones show...

This book demonstrates how companies can replace ineffective engagement metrics with simple, regular pulse-checks on employee well-being. This radical shift allows organizations to identify problem areas quickly, hold managers accountable, and create workplaces where people genuinely thrive. Written for busy leaders, this concise guide arrives at a crucial moment as organizations grapple with unprecedented burnout rates and post-pandemic workplace dynamics.

Reward and recognition programs can be costly and inefficient, and they primarily reward employees who are already highly engaged and productive performers. Worse still, these programs actually decrease employee motivation because they can make individual recognition, rather than the overall success of the team, the goal. Yet many businesses turn to these measures first-unaware of a better alternative. So, when it comes to changing your organizational culture, carrots and sticks don't work!

The formula for lean success! Toyota veterans reveal how to build continuous improvement into your company's DNA.

How can we create workplaces where people thrive and love what they do and where they work? Al Lopus, cofounder and CEO of Best Christian Workplaces Institute, has studied hundreds of organizations to discover eight key drivers in companies with healthy cultures and engaged employees. With compelling case studies, behind-the-curtain revelations, and enlightening personal anecdotes, Road to Flourishing will motivate leaders, managers, and their teams to reimagine, reassess, and renew their commitment to building healthy work cultures where everyone can flourish.

As a manager, it’s your role to achieve the highest possible return on the physical, emotional, and mental efforts your people put forth. It’s not just a return on investment ...it’s a return on energy. But how are you supposed to light a fire under each employee when studies find that most of them are working at only a fraction of their potential?

My billion-dollar dilemma begins when I become the fake fiancée to my brother's grumpy best friend. Aiden Archer, my brother's surly best friend and my childhood nemesis, dares to approach me with an outrageous offer: pretend to be his fiancée. He is infuriating and impossible. He is gruff and hard to read and desperate to win a billion-dollar deal. I should refuse, but his wealth and connections could skyrocket my journalism career. What starts as a favor turns into late-night conversations, lingering glances, and a warmth I never expected from him. When I am attacked because of the ...

When it comes to running a business, the most important decisions a leader makes are not about products or locations - they're about people. For the past 33 years, Dee Ann Turner has been recruiting, training, and retaining some of the best employees in the restaurant business. Now she's ready to share her secrets on how to build, sustain, and grow an organizational culture that attracts world-class talent and consistently delights customers, no matter what your industry.

Former consultant Dr. Paul Friga distills the guiding principles first presented in the best-selling The McKinsey Way and the tested-in-the-trenches methodologies outlined in The McKinsey Mind, and combines them with many of the principles and procedures implemented by the military and other organizations. The result is nothing less than the business equivalent of a Special Forces Field Manual.

In the fourth book in Miller’s High Performance series, CEO Blake Brown sets out to discover how to create the kind of workplace where everyone feels excited to come to work, passionate about what he or she brings to the company, and energized at the end of the day. It’s a journey that takes him literally all over the world - from Italy to Greece to Green Bay and more. What he discovers from the pages of history is as relevant as the evening news.