Work Is Personal

How Authenticity Drives Performance and Culture
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-394-20899-9
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

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 on a personal level to earn their loyalty and increase their effectiveness and productivity.

This book takes a deep dive into important employee considerations in the modern world of work, including benefits, HR, and talent development, providing key insights on the best way to approach the topics that employees care about most. Real-life stories serve as examples of how each facet of work can make or break an employee's relationship to an organization. Practical guidelines are provided to help readers start applying concepts as soon as today.

This book includes discussion on:

- Talent acquisition and onboarding, performance management, and compensation
- Reward and recognition and employee development
- Exit interviews and employee alumni programming

Work Is Personal earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all forward-thinking managers and business leaders seeking to better connect with employees and improve organization-wide performance through a more personal approach to talent management.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kelly, Amy P

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Forewords ix
Preface xiii

Part I The Case for Change 1

Chapter 1 The Case for Humanity 3
Chapter 2 The ROI of REALness: A Framework for Human-Centered Success 9

Part II The Framework: B.E. R.E.A.L. 19

Chapter 3 B: Building Connection Before Application 21
Chapter 4 E: Engaging Through the Hiring Process 35
Chapter 5 R: Readying for Action 49
Chapter 6 E: Experiencing Employment 61
Chapter 7 A: Adapting to Employment Adversities 83
Chapter 8 L: Leaving Employment, Not the Relationship 101

Part III Expanding the Application 115

Chapter 9 Where B.E. R.E.A.L. Lives: Meetings as Proof of Concept 117
Chapter 10 Where B.E. R.E.A.L. Scales: Leadership in Action 127
Chapter 11 The Science of Authenticity 135
Chapter 12 The Future Is Human 147

Additional Resources 157
Notes 159
Acknowledgments 199
About the Author 201
Index 203

Über Autor(innen)

AMY P. KELLY speaks, coaches, and consults as Vice President of Consulting for Jon Gordon’s Positive Training Company, in her role as a facilitator for the Association for Talent Development (ATD), and in her own business. She believes in people and organizations and works alongside them to help them become the individuals and organizations they were created to be. Her clients, including GE, McDonalds, Walmart, Dow, TekSynap, and Kontoor Brands, span government, enterprise technology, healthcare, financial services, nonprofit, higher education, and sports teams, among others.