- Shows how to improve employee engagement at all levels of the business from individuals through to teams and the wider organization
- Provides guidance on how HR can develop workplace behaviours which build trust, respect and belonging to create a happier and healthier team environment.
- Explains how to improve engagement for in-person, hybrid and remote teams
- Includes advice on how to optimise company culture and use a storytelling with data approach in the business to drive productivity and performance
- Contains real-world examples from global companies including NASA, Microsoft, Sony, Blackrock, Nomura and HSBC (Middle East)
Engaging Teams
How to use Social Wellbeing to Boost Performance, Retention and Culture
Use this practical guide to improve employee engagement and drive motivation, productivity, staff retention and performance in the organization
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9781398619722
Edition: 1
Published:
Format: 234x156
256 pages
About the book
Is disengagement undermining your organization's performance and profitability?
Engaging Teams by Nick Smallman and Dan Parry is a strategic guide for senior leaders and HR executives seeking proven tools for reversing disengagement, driving productivity and strengthening workforce resilience.
Drawing on academic research, business data and C-suite insights, this book offers a blueprint for embedding engagement into leadership, culture and operations. Featuring real-world examples from NASA, Microsoft, Citigroup, Johnson & Johnson, Google, Lenovo, Ikea and Qantas, it shows how to lead change, improve collaboration and sustain performance across diverse teams.
You'll discover how to:
- Build engagement into governance, strategy and leadership practice
- Lead through change and manage multigenerational workforces effectively
- Develop agile thinking, emotional intelligence and critical problem-solving
- Implement feedback systems that drive accountability and results
With strategic models, expert analysis and actionable frameworks, Engaging Teams equips senior decision-makers to deliver measurable gains in motivation, retention and organizational performance.
Themes include: employee engagement strategy, leadership development, governance, organizational culture, workforce resilience
About the authors
Nick Smallman is Founder and CEO of Working Voices, a consultancy and training provider. For the last 27 years he has been advising global blue-chip clients on engagement, leadership and communication. He is based in London, UK.
Dan Parry is the Head of Communications at Working Voices. He began his career as a broadcast journalist at BBC News and has more than 30 years' experience in the media. He is based in London, UK.
Packed with humour and hard truths, this book will change how you think about leadership, wellbeing and the future of work. This witty and thought-provoking book about engaging teams will undoubtedly keep you engaged. Packed with jaw-dropping insights that make you raise your eyebrows one moment and chuckle the next, it masterfully balances humour with hard-hitting truths. More than just ideas, it offers practical solutions for rethinking wellbeing and humanizing the workplace.
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