People and Culture: A Practical Guide for HR Professionals and Leaders

For business success, organizations need engaged employees working in high-performing teams as well as an inclusive culture that attracts and supports these employees.

Written for senior HR professionals and business leaders, this book shows how to adopt a people and culture approach in the organization rather than a people or culture focus. It provides these practitioners with the tools they need to create a purpose-driven, values-based, people-centric approach to their company culture and their HR strategy.

Full of practical advice, People and Culture provides practitioners with everything they need to use their organizational culture to bring out the best in their workforce. This includes guidance on aligning values, language and behaviours as well as dedicated support on systems thinking, emotional intelligence and communication skills. This book also explores how to align the EVP (Employee Value Proposition) with company culture and how to manage the social, stakeholder and shareholder value of this people and culture approach. The final part of the book features a people and culture playbook which includes a framework for undertaking a cultural audit and tools to manage and resolve toxic behaviours.

Building on the author's work on transformational culture as well as his background in conflict management, this is essential reading for all people professionals who want to optimize both their people and their culture but aren't sure where to start.

For business success, organizations need engaged employees working in high-performing teams. HR's transformation into a progressive people and culture function means that it can co-create a workplace culture which is fair, just, kind, inclusive, sustainable and high performing.

Written for HR professionals and business leaders, this book shows how to adopt a people and culture approach in the organization rather than a people or culture focus. It features the innovative People and Culture Operating Model, providing practitioners with the tools they need to create a purpose-driven, values-based and people-centric approach to their company culture and their HR strategy.

Full of engaging real-world examples and practical advice, People and Culture provides practitioners with everything they need to optimize their organizational culture so people will flourish, teams will thrive and the organization will prosper. This includes guidance on aligning purpose, values, strategy, process and behaviours as well as dedicated support on systems thinking, emotional intelligence and communication skills. This book also explains how to align the EVP (Employee Value Proposition) with company culture and shows how HR and leaders can unlock the social, strategic, stakeholder and shareholder value of this people and culture approach. The final part of the book features a playbook which includes a framework for undertaking a cultural audit and the tools needed to resolve toxic behaviours and cultures.

Building on the author's previous work on transformational culture and conflict management, this is essential reading for all business leaders and people professionals.