Purpose and Work
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Purpose and Work
Improve staff motivation, talent retention, workforce productivity and business results with this practical guide to creating purpose at work.
Perks, benefits and financial rewards are not enough to develop a motivated, productive, and high-performing workforce. For employees to work to their full potential, purpose and meaning at work are key.
Purpose and Work is a practical guide for senior business leaders and people professionals that shows them how to create purpose-driven teams and design organisations where people want to work. It covers why meaning is so important for employees in today's working environment, how work has moved from a commodity to an experience, and why a clear sense of purpose is essential for individual and organisational success.
This book offers practical guidance on how to build a company culture that prioritises purpose and explains how to embed this into behaviours and actions across the business. There is also guidance on how to drive staff attraction and retention, boost workforce productivity and performance, as well as improving employee engagement and wellbeing with a clear sense of purpose across the business.
Packed with interviews and real-world examples from companies including HV Capital, Unmind, and Wonderbly, this book explains the employee, workforce, and business benefits of prioritising purpose at work and shows how to achieve them in any organisation.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781398621947
Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Kogan Page Ltd
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 666g
Pages: 264
About the Author
Jessica Zwaan is a startup and technology executive with a background in People, Operations, and Talent spanning across three continents. She is the Chief Operating Officer at Talentful, a talent recruitment company. Prior to this she was the Chief Operating Officer at Whereby, Group Head of Talent at McCann Worldgroup and VP People and Talent at Wonderbly. Based in New York, New York, she is the author of Built for People, also published by Kogan Page.
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