The Human Factor: How to Realize the Potential of your People and your Business - Hardcover

Esau, Michael; Humphreys, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1398618187 ISBN 13: 9781398618183

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2025

Synopsis

<p><b>Are you leveraging the human factor to deliver measurable business results?</b><br> <b><br><i>The Human Factor </i></b>by <b>Simon Humphreys </b>and <b>Michael Esau </b>is a strategic guide for senior HR leaders, organizational development executives and business decision-makers who want to unlock the full potential of their workforce to drive sustainable performance.<br><br>Written by an expert team with over 50 years' combined experience, this book provides proven tools for embedding the human factor into strategy, culture and operations. It offers a framework for aligning purpose, technology, analytics and organizational change with measurable impact. <br><br>You'll discover how to: <br>- Define and embed organizational purpose that drives alignment and performance <br>- Develop a culture that supports attraction, retention and wellbeing <br>- Use analytics to inform people strategy and guide transformation <br>- Build the case for change and lead continual workforce improvement <br><br>Combining strategic models, real-world examples and data-led insights, <b><i>The Human Factor</i></b> equips senior leaders to design people strategies that deliver ROI, strengthen competitive advantage and sustain success in a changing business environment.<br><br><b><i>Themes include:</i></b><i> human factor strategy, organizational culture, people analytics, governance, sustainable performance</i></p>

About this title

About the Authors

<b>Michael Esau</b> is a Global Value Advisor at SAP with over 25 years' experience in delivering organizational development solutions, cultural transformations and employee engagement strategies. Based in Manchester, UK he is the co-host of the podcast, <i>The Human Factor</i>.

<b>Simon Humphreys</b> is a Global Solution Architect at SAP with 30 years experience, working clients globally on how to maximize the return on HR technology investments. Based in Manchester, UK, he is the co-host of the podcast, <i>The Human Factor</i>.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398618187
• ISBN 13: 9781398618183
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344