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- Did you know that a decade of research into 2,000 companies has revealed a single, overlooked secret that powers the world’s most successful businesses?
- Have you ever wondered what happens to employee productivity when you stop following the traditional HR rulebook and start rewriting it?
- What if you could master the exact engagement tactics used by industry giants to keep your team permanently switched on and motivated?
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Key Takeaways from Build It
- Understand the crucial difference between simple employee happiness and true engagement, and discover the three specific criteria that define a genuinely committed worker.
- Learn how employee engagement directly impacts your company's success by driving better decision-making, higher customer service ratings, and significantly lower staff absences.
- Discover the Engagement Bridge™ model and its ten essential components, combining structural beams like leadership and job design with foundational rocks like employee wellbeing and workspace.
- Find out why radical transparency is vital for building workplace trust, and see how publishing salary and revenue data helped real companies drastically increase job applications.
- Master the art of inclusive communication by implementing frequent, open-channel practices like weekly 'show and tell' meetings to keep your entire team informed and valued.
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Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 10
According to the authors, what is the primary difference between employee happiness and employee engagement?
Question 2 of 10
How is the Engagement Bridge™ model structured?
Question 3 of 10
How do the authors distinguish between leadership and management in the Engagement Bridge model?
Question 4 of 10
When defining a company's driving forces, how do the authors categorize mission, purpose, and values?
Question 5 of 10
What is the main flaw of the traditional 'production line' model of job design created by Adam Smith?
Question 6 of 10
According to research cited in the text, what is a major problem with how companies currently handle employee recognition?
Question 7 of 10
What does the experiment involving capuchin monkeys, cucumbers, and grapes illustrate about pay and benefits?
Question 8 of 10
What does 'agile working' refer to in the context of the Engagement Bridge?
Question 9 of 10
Which two often-ignored aspects of employee wellbeing do the authors argue are essential to address because of their impact on productivity?
Question 10 of 10
What overarching principle do the authors recommend when implementing the elements of the Engagement Bridge?
Build It — Full Chapter Overview
- 1Recommendation
- 2To get the very best from any business, your employees need to feel genuinely engaged daily and supported.
- 3The Engagement Bridge framework outlines ten areas vital for building engagement.
- 4Companies must stop deceiving their employees and adopt true honesty and openness instead.
- 5When your business has a clearly defined purpose, employees are more likely to engage and fully commit.
- 6Don’t simply declare your values; put them into practice and lead by example every single day.
- 7Engaged leaders who model behavior will often create engaged employees.
- 8Raising engagement requires abandoning dull, joyless roles that breed disengagement.
- 9Work ought to be a chance for personal growth, so prioritize learning more today!
- 10Abandon impersonal “recognition” schemes that don’t truly make people feel recognized at work.
- 11Employees don’t only want pay; they want to be valued and treated fairly.
- 12Flexible working conditions shouldn’t be a luxury; they’re the standard.
- 13If you want the best from your employees, pay close attention to their wellbeing at work!
- 14There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to engagement, so use core principles and trust your gut as well!
Build It Summary & Overview
Build It (2018) takes a look at one of the most important yet overlooked secrets behind business success: employee engagement. Drawing on a decade of research into 2,000 companies, Glenn Elliott and Debra Corey explore the tactics of some of today’s best-known firms to shed light on how they keep their workers switched on and productive. One common theme? They all tore up the HR rulebook, and this path-breaking book is designed to help you do just that.
We’re thrilled to announce that the authors have worked together with Blinkist to create this book-in-blinks for you.
Who Should Listen to Build It?
- CEO’s and entrepreneurs looking to improve their businesses
- HR people looking to engage their employees
- Managers wanting to improve the performance of their team
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