Sustainable People Strategies 18 Ways Organizations Inspire Employees to Do and Be Their Best

An insightful and practical new guide to how sustainable people management works in today’s global economy, with guidance on how to transform the way your organization recruits, hires, upskills, and retains its people

In Work Different: 10 Truths for Winning in the People Age, a team of business experts and workforce advisors give an incisive take on the staffing challenges facing leaders in the modern global economy. The book reveals how executives and decision makers can adapt their people agenda for shifts in labor models and employee sentiment.

You’ll look ahead to what’s next and learn how to weave sustainability and resilience into your business priorities and make real progress on profits, people, and the planet. You’ll also discover:

• How generative AI and labor trends will converge to put a premium on agile organizations
• How to understand what people really want from the organizations they’re employed by: The Lifestyle Contract
• How you can build a culture that transcends structures and walls, and places skills at the heart of change
• How stakeholder capitalism and ESG are drawing a new roadmap for success

An indispensable resource for executives, managers, board members, human resources professionals, and other business leaders, Work Different: 10 Truths for Winning in the People Age is the no-nonsense, hands-on people management blueprint that you’ve been waiting for.

Introduction: The Pivot

Chapter 1: Goodbye Employees, Hello Contributors

Chapter 2: Stressed Out, Burnt Out, and Quietly Quitting

Chapter 3: The New Rhythm of Work

Chapter 4: It Doesn’t Pay to Stay

Chapter 5: Purpose Rules and Empathy Wins

Chapter 6: Trust and Accountability are a Team Sport

Chapter 7: Intelligence is Getting Amplified

Chapter 8: Skills Are the Real Currency of Work

Chapter 9: Supply is Unchained

Chapter 10: Sustainability Starts with People

Epilogue: The End and the Beginning

Appendix 1: 10 Truths for Winning in the People Age

Appendix 2: Strategy Canvas

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

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