Attract top talent and energize your workforce with a MAGNETIC CULTURE “Sheridan outlines simple but powerful steps to take in creating and maintaining an organization that fosters an environment with similar attraction.” —Marshall Goldsmith, Ph.D., international bestselling author of MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There “A compelling case for and guide to the creation of a high engagement/high performance workforce.” —Douglas R. Conant, retired president and CEO, Campbell Soup Company; New York Times bestselling author of TouchPoints “It’s impossible for any company to have a monopoly on talent. But it is possible to have the best culture. Sheridan shares insights and best practices for creating an engaging culture where associates can grow and thrive.” —Frits van Paassche n, president and CEO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. “A long time ago I discovered that when employees are passionate about their work, customers are passionate about the company. Kevin Sheridan knows that secret too. His insights on finding the right people and getting them engaged can change your culture forever.” —Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient “This book is filled with practical ideas, illuminating case stories, and fresh perspectives to stir employee engagement in any organization.” —Pamela Meyer, Ph.D., author of From Workplace to Playspace: Innovating, Learning and Changing through Dynamic Engagement About the Book: The perils of a disengaged workforce are well known—low productivity, high employee turnover, and failure to meet organization-wide goals. Less well known is what to do about it. How do you create a workforce that is always ready, able, and eager to take the organization to the next level? You have to create a MAGNETIC CULTURE. As CEO of leading employee survey and HR consulting firm HR Solutions, Inc., Kevin Sheridan knows how it’s done—and in Building a Magnetic Culture, he shares all his secrets. Building a Magnetic Culture explains what engages and motivates employees and how to create an environment in which employees can thrive. Drawing on years of research and real-world examples from his consulting experience, Sheridan gives you the strategies and tactics you need to transform your company by creating and sustaining a Magnetic Culture. Providing benchmarking and best practices, as well as interviews with executives and HR professionals at companies that boast the highest levels of employee engagement, Sheridan outlines an easy-to-follow plan that: Attracts the most talented people—and retains them Makes employees feel they are part of the value that their organization creates Increases Employee Engagement and drives productivity Boosts creativity and problem solving According to HR Solutions’ own employee survey results, actively engaged employees show four times more satisfaction in their work and are four times less likely to leave than disengaged employees are. Is there a reason not to make building a Magnetic Culture your top priority? Simply put, organizations that place a high value on actively cultivating a culture of engagement stand apart from their competition and enjoy superior business results.

I used my POE AI bot, KitLuiCEObot, to write this book based on materials I uploaded to my bot. It was written by my bot with some editing and research from me and some prompts and questions to train the bot. Hope you enjoy the journey and learn something new from my book. This book is intended for CEOs and people that deal with them. It provides a practical tool of quick referencing for CEOs. We hope that you will use my bot to further explore the role of a CEO in innovation and leadership for a 21st century corporation. The success of the organization depends on the CEO more than ever now in our exponentially changing global environment. The book emphasizes the importance of innovation and leadership in the 21st century business landscape. It explores the innovation process, mindset, and culture, highlighting the stages and steps involved in bringing new ideas to life. It also discusses various tools and methods that can facilitate innovation, such as brainstorming, design thinking, and lean startup. Moreover, the book delves into the essential qualities and skills of an excellent CEO, as well as the factors that shape a CEO's performance and impact. It explores the challenges and obstacles that CEOs may face and provides practical advice for success. The book also addresses the relationship between the CEO and the board, offering principles and guidance for effective collaboration. Additionally, the book touches upon the significance of employee engagement and the impact it has on organizational success. It identifies the main drivers and factors of employee engagement and provides actionable steps to increase engagement levels within an organization. Furthermore, the book discusses the different types of organizational failure and the drivers that can prevent such failures. It highlights the stages and phases of organizational failure and the challenges that hinder its resolution. Actionable steps are provided to avoid organizational failure and promote a culture of continuous improvement. Lastly, the book explores the identification of bad CEOs, the sources that enable their behavior, and the impacts they have on organizations. It also addresses the factors that delay the removal of bad CEOs and provides actionable steps to avoid or replace them. In conclusion, this book provides a comprehensive guide for CEOs and leaders in navigating the challenges of the modern business world. It emphasizes the importance of innovation, leadership, employee engagement, and organizational success. The book offers practical advice, tools, and methods to foster innovation, develop essential leadership qualities, and create a culture of continuous improvement. It serves as a valuable resource for CEOs looking to enhance their performance and drive positive outcomes for their organizations. Enjoy the journey!

Onboarding turns the key, opening the door to talent development Investing in onboarding means investing in employee success and the business of the future. Effective onboarding programs both increase and facilitate employee engagement and business results; onboarding shortens the employee learning curve by increasing job knowledge. If you need to design, revise, or expand your company’s onboarding program, Effective Onboarding offers a simple-to-follow path forward. Talent development experts Norma Dávila and Wanda Piña-Ramírez combine their significant consulting experience and the latest onboarding trends to create a single source for onboarding best practices, job aids, templates, and checklists. Also included are examples and stories based on real-life situations the authors have encountered in their practice. While many books about onboarding limit their approach to employee recruitment and selection, this book is more comprehensive, following employees through their first year on the job. Effective Onboarding clarifies the differences between orientation and onboarding, describes how to build a business case for your onboarding program, and guides you to design, implement, evaluate, and sustain the program that’s right for your organization. Effective Onboarding is part of a new ATD series, What Works in Talent Development, which addresses the most critical topics facing today’s talent development practitioners. Each book in the series is written for trainers, by trainers, and offers a clear, step-by-step path to solve real issues.

An interdisciplinary framework for sustainable helping through cross-system collaboration This hands-on resource provides clear, practical guidance for supportive service professionals working in a home-based environment. Drawing on best practices from a range of disciplines, this book provides a clear map for dealing with the complex and often ambiguous situations that arise with individuals and families, with applications extending to supervision and organizational change. Readers gain the advice and insight of real-world frontline helpers, as well as those who receive care, highlighting new ways to approach the work and re-think previous conceptualizations of problems and strengths. Helping efforts are organized around a shared, forward-thinking vision that anticipates obstacles and draws on existing and potential supports in developing a collaborative plan of action. The book begins with stories that illustrate core concepts and context, presenting a number of useful ideas that can reorient behavioral services while outlining a principle-based practice framework to help workers stay grounded and focused. Problems are addressed, and strength-based work is expanded into richer conversations about strengths in the context of intention and purpose, value and belief, hopes, dreams, and commitments. Topics include: Contextual guidance with helping maps Engaging people and re-thinking problems and strengths Dilemmas in home and community services Sustainable helping through collaboration and support A strong collaboration between natural networks, communities, and trained professionals across systems creates an effective helping endeavor. Ensuring sustainability may involve promoting systems change, and building institutional supports for specific supervisory, management, and organizational practices. Collaborative Helping provides a framework for organizing these efforts into a coherent whole, serving the needs of supportive services workers across sectors.

Corporate Crap: Lessons Learned from 40 Years in Corporate America takes a humorous look at the business practices that lead employees to look for new employment…like meetings, performance reviews, downsizing, and bosses from hell. And let’s not forget the esteem-sapping elements like dress codes, task forces, brainstorming, and engagement surveys; flip charts, org charts, hard stops, and hard-ons. Each chapter includes personal anecdotes, quotes from business experts, and the latest research to answer the burning question: If companies truly believe employees are their most valuable resource, why do they treat them like crap? In Corporate Crap, readers will learn: · How companies are trying to shorten meetings by making everyone stand and other forms of torture. · Why the founder of Second City Works calls Tina Fey “a genius boss.” · How the author burned his first professional bridge in his first-ever exit interview. · Why 700 million vacation days went unused last year. (What is wrong with you people?) · The roots of “at the end of the day” and other common expressions. · Why companies don’t call employees “employees” anymore – and how it can backfire on them. · How hiring managers are affected by stereotypes – and not always how you’d think. · Why companies’ obsession with labeling employees as introverts or extroverts is a complete waste of time. · The biggest problem companies have firing people. · Why the idea that “no idea is a bad idea” is a bad idea. · What people really do during conference calls. There are lessons to be learned here: lessons that will entertain and inform anyone who has ever worked for a large corporation. Lessons learned from 40 years of Corporate Crap!

Lead Right for Your Company’s Type will help you find the best strategies for success for your unique business. Every year, businesses needlessly fail because they adapted the wrong strategies suited for their organization’s strengths. A mid-tier retail chain is derailed by leadership demands for superior products instead of reliably low prices. A software giant is brought to its knees by prioritizing profits over innovation. A small arts college is destabilized by top-down rules designed for a predictable and dependable company. There is no one-size-fits-all game plan for success when it comes to the wide array of businesses today. Success starts with knowing the kind of business you’re really in. In Lead Right for Your Company’s Type, learn the four categories that every enterprise falls into, depending on their customer promise: customized (e.g., ad agency), predictable and dependable (e.g., utility company), benevolent (e.g., educational institution), and best in class (e.g., high-tech company like Apple). Then follow a proven five-step process to help you in diagnosing your organization’s ills and stop them at their source. Apply the wrong practices and the mismatch pulls the enterprise apart. However, when leadership practices fit the customer promise and company type, the organization thrives.

With deep insight into 8 award-winning, market-leading companies, this book explores how the highest-performing organisations build a unified drive for excellence.