Improve talent retention and employee productivity by encouraging connectedness in your firm

In Connectedness, British business journalist and management theorist Des Dearlove delivers an insightful and practical discussion of how firms can build meaningful and authentic connections with their employees, encouraging productivity, improving talent retention, and creating an enduring competitive advantage. You'll find out why the latest peer-reviewed research lends support to the notion that it is the nature of interpersonal environments - and not compensation - that many employees consider to be the most impactful when they're deciding whether to exit a job.

In the book, you'll:

• Explore the most important factors that determine the connectedness of a healthy working environment
• Common mistakes and myths about employee wellbeing that sidetrack managerial efforts to improve working culture at a firm
• Examples and case studies that demonstrate the real-world impact of the ideas discussed in the book

Perfect for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders seeking to improve employee retention, productivity, engagement, and health, Connectedness is also a must-read resource for employees, human resources professionals, consultants, and everyone else with an interest in employee wellbeing and workplace productivity and safety.

Improve employee retention, productivity, well-being, and health by creating a connected, human workplace

Connectedness: How the Best Leaders Create Authentic Human Connection in a Disconnected World, by business journalist and management theorist Des Dearlove and Lisa Humphries is a singular discussion of how to create and maintain an environment of authentic human connection in your workplace that increases productivity, improves safety and health, encourages talent recruitment and retention, and creates an enduring competitive advantage.

The authors discuss the most critical factors that determine the connectedness of a vibrant working culture. They also describe the most common mistakes that managers make when trying to transform and improve the working environment in their company, and the myths that many of us buy into around employee well-being and connection.

You'll find case studies and examples that illustrate and highlight the potential real-world impact of the concepts discussed within, and why it's the nature of the interpersonal environment at your firm-not compensation levels-that largely decide whether your employees will stay or move on.

An essential book for managers, executives, and directors, Connectedness is also a must-read for entrepreneurs, founders, human resources professionals, and anyone else interested in boosting your organization's bottom line.