Employee Experience by Design: How to Create an Effective EX for Competitive Advantage - Softcover

Bridger, Emma; Gannaway, Belinda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789667712 ISBN 13: 9781789667714

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2021

Synopsis

In a world adapting to continuous change and disruption, delivering a great employee experience is vital. How can organizations create an experience that enables their people to thrive; an experience that unlocks productivity and creates competitive advantage?

Employee Experience by Design is a practical guide for HR professionals, business leaders and anyone needing to create an employee experience that empowers people to perform at their best. By setting out simple steps that any team or organization can follow, it demystifies EX, and shows how to design an exceptional experience for employees. Drawing on positive psychology, the book demonstrates what a good workplace experience means for people. A world away from perks and benefits, the authors show how to discover what really drives an excellent EX. They then walk through a user-friendly framework covering all levels of EX, from organizational culture to people processes and everyday behaviours.

Employee Experience by Design shows how to build a robust business case for employee experience and align EX activity with organizational strategy to demonstrate impact. Readers will also learn how to measure EX and demonstrate return on investment. Packed with clear and practical tips, tools, and examples from organizations including ING, Expedia Group and ADEO, this book is essential reading for anyone looking to develop a happy, productive, high-performing environment in which people can excel.

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About the Authors

Emma Bridger is an award-winning employee engagement specialist and Director of People Lab, an Employee Engagement Consultancy that works with high-profile clients worldwide. With over 18 years' experience gained in a variety of roles, Emma began her career lecturing on graduate and post-graduate courses in psychology, her specialist area being behaviour change.

Emma has designed and developed the CIPD range of short Employee Engagement courses as well as contributing to the UK Government Review 'Engaging for Success'. She now advises the Government taskforce on engagement as part of the 'guru group'. Emma is also a regular conference speaker and case studies detailing her work have been published in industry journals. In 2021 she was named as one of the Most Influential HR Thinkers by HR Magazine.

Belinda Gannaway is a director of experience design consultancy Fathom XP. She is an employee experience design practitioner, facilitator and team and systems coach and has been working in and around organizational culture since becoming fascinated by it as a journalist working in the UK Houses of Parliament. Belinda's career has covered the worlds of political and business journalism, marketing and communications, digital transformation and culture change. She was listed by HR Magazine as one of the Most Influential HR Thinkers of 2022.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789667712
• ISBN 13: 9781789667714
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304