Work Is Personal : How Authenticity Drives Performance and Culture.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelly, Amy P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Corporate culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2026.

Summary:

Connect with talent on a personal level to improve organization-wide performance Written by renowned talent development consultant Amy P.Kelly, Work Is Personal: How Authenticity Drives Performance and Culture dispels the notion that work is separated from employees' personal lives and instead argues that employers must meet employees.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Forewords

Foreword by Jon Gordon

Foreword by Art Richer

Part I The Case for Change

Chapter 1 The Case for Humanity

The Great Irony

The Human Advantage

The Bottom Line

Chapter 2 The ROI of REALness: A Framework for Human-Centered Success

The Profit in Prioritizing People

Introducing the B.E. R.E.A.L. Framework

Part II The Framework: B.E. R.E.A.L.

Chapter 3 B: Building Connection Before Application

Universal Principles

The C.A.R.E. Model™

Building Long-Term Loyalty

Chapter 4 E: Engaging Through the Hiring Process

The Three Persistent Barriers

The Proof in the Payoff

Personalization at Scale

Meaningful Numbers

Chapter 5 R: Readying for Action

Introducing the R.E.A.D.Y. Framework

A Living Process

Chapter 6 E: Experiencing Employment

The Dangers of Autopilot

The Foundation: Getting Compensation Right

The T.H.R.I.V.E. Framework

Helping Employees T.H.R.I.V.E.

From Intention to Reality

Chapter 7 A: Adapting to Employment Adversities

Crisis Reveals Character

Creating Psychological Safety in High-Stakes Moments

The Four Types of Organizational Crisis

Turning Crises Around

The C.R.I.S.I.S. Response System

Dignity Through Difficulties

The Compound Effect of Care

Chapter 8 L: Leaving Employment, Not the Relationship

The Exit Ripple Effect

The Transactional Exit

Exits as the New Beginnings, Not Endings

The Exit Excellence Playbook

Part III Expanding the Application

Chapter 9 Where B.E. R.E.A.L. Lives: Meetings as Proof of Concept

Death by Bad Meetings

Three Elements of Human-Centered Meetings

Rituals That Reinforce Culture

Chapter 10 Where B.E. R.E.A.L. Scales: Leadership in Action

When Leadership Gets Tested

The Choice Architecture of Leadership.

The Compound Effect

From Failure to Framework

Your Leadership Evolution Starts Now

Chapter 11 The Science of Authenticity

The Authenticity Paradox

What Authenticity Actually Is (and Isn't)

The Neuroscience of Trust and Authenticity

REI: When Authenticity Means Closing on Black Friday

Gravity Payments: The 70,000 Minimum Wage Experiment

Menlo Innovations: Authenticity Through Radical Transparency

The Dark Side: When "Authenticity" Becomes an Excuse

The Accumulating Impact: Authenticity as an Advantage

The Path Forward: Authenticity as Strategy

Chapter 12 The Future Is Human

The Choice Point

The Cost of Choosing Efficiency over Humanity

Choosing Differently

Where B.E. R.E.A.L. Lives

The Stakes Have Never Been Higher

The Growing Human Advantage

So What Now?

Your Legacy Starts Here

Additional Resources

Notes

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index

EULA.

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ISBN:

1-394-20900-2

9781394209002

OCLC:

1583184668