Agile Engagement - by Santiago Jaramillo & Todd Richardson (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Many organizations fail to realize and harness the power of their most valuable asset--their employees. Though they can be developed into a true competitive advantage, engagement isn't attainable if the employee isn't invested in the company's overall success. Agile Engagement offers business leaders a concrete strategy for building, maintaining, and utilizing employee engagement to achieve the highest level of business success. The key? Employees must feel like they are a part of their company's culture instead of having it handed down to them. Stories of failed employee engagement initiatives abound, and they all have one thing in common: they begin from the premise of "initiative" rather than "employee." True engagement occurs when an employee's heart and mind are activated in a way that leads to their motivation and commitment to positively impact the company's goals and vision. This book shows you how to create an environment that stresses a culture of unity at all levels by showing you how to:

1. Create a clear, compelling vision and corresponding engagement strategy through the Engagement Canvas
2. Communicate your unique culture strategy throughout all levels of your company
3. Foster grassroots, employee-led engagement initiatives
4. Improve engagement continuously with the Emplify Score tool

Agile Engagement provides a deeper look into real engagement, helping you foster a work environment that's rewarded with unsurpassed productivity, innovation, and competitive advantage, as well as employees who feel valued, respected, and heard.

From the Back Cover

No matter your industry, company size, geographic location, or employee population, a culture of engagement is critical to business success. True employee engagement is not reserved for a chosen few. Rather, it is within reach of every business, every leader, and every worker. Organizations that prioritize culture-building and engagement differentiate themselves in the marketplace and reap the rewards.

Employee engagement and measurement are popular topics, but there is a vacuum between the theories and actionable strategies for real-world engagement. The ground-breaking Engagement Canvas, created by authors Todd Richardson and Santiago Jaramillo, fills this void and provides a clear roadmap to deeper employee engagement and the significant benefits that come with being a workplace of choice. The introduction of their engagement measurement methodology allows companies to establish a cadence of engagement measurement and improvement.

Agile Engagement is divided into four main sections:

• The Engagement Engine: We define workplace culture and employee engagement and break down how they impact your business.
• The Workplace of Now: We explore tectonic shifts in the workplace and uncover key drivers of employee engagement.
• The Engagement Canvas: We show you how to use the Engagement Canvas to drive overall culture strategy and measure your effectiveness over time.
• The Practice of Engagement: We offer practical advice that will immediately help improve engagement and business results.

Agile Engagement is not merely a theoretical work, but a practical guide for readers who want to drive real employee engagement and develop winning cultures. In this book, Richardson and Jaramillo have created what has eluded so many authors, a brilliantly simple, yet powerful tool that changes the way businesses craft culture strategies, drive employee engagement, and objectively measure culture success.

About the Author

TODD RICHARDSON and SANTIAGO JARAMILLO have dedicated their professional careers to enriching employee engagement and giving employers the tools to ensure culture is a key tenet of overall business strategy. Richardson and Jaramillo are Co-Founders of Emplify, a SaaS company that helps culture-centric employers engage employees through employee engagement measurement and improvement app solutions.