This festive season, give your employees something they’ll truly value: a sense of engagement, belonging, and purpose. This curated reading list inspires leaders to rethink employee appreciation and create a culture that enables everyone to thrive. Discover how to boost engagement, align your team with your mission, and future-proof your business through inclusion.

• Let’s get engaged — right now!

  • Key insight: disengagement is a global issue affecting profitability, wellbeing, and productivity. Boldly commit to a strategic engagement program and turn your culture into a competitive advantage.

  • Action step: establish engagement as a priority and listen to employee feedback to drive meaningful change.

• What’s the best way to appreciate your employees?

  • Key insight: employee appreciation goes beyond transactional rewards. Employees seek a sense of belonging and purpose, which drives deeper engagement and success.

  • Action step: commit to evolving your organization into one that employees genuinely love, creating lasting value.

• What CEOs need to know: how to build the culture that enables all employees to thrive and contribute their best (podcast and article)

  • Key insight: cognitive diversity and inclusion are crucial for sustaining success. A culture that values diverse thinking styles fosters trust, fairness, and superior outcomes.

  • Action step: consider setting up cognitive inclusion as a strategic priority to drive innovation, retention, and profitability. Want to learn more? Listen to my current DEI is dead, isn’t it? theme on my podcast Culture by Neurodesign.