People and Culture (A Practical Guide for HR Professionals and Leaders) - 9781398616820

Drive cultural transformation that delivers performance, resilience and long-term business value.

People and Culture is a strategic guide for CEOs, CHROs, HR leaders and senior executives who want to build high-performing organizations through a purpose-led, values-driven and people-centric approach. Written by leading culture and conflict management expert David Liddle, this book shows how to shift from isolated people or culture initiatives to a unified, enterprise-wide approach that strengthens governance, improves engagement and accelerates results.

Featuring the innovative People and Culture Operating Model, this book equips senior leaders to align purpose, values, strategy and behavior while creating fair, inclusive and sustainable workplace cultures that unlock both human and commercial value.

You'll learn how to:
- Integrate people, culture and strategy to drive organizational performance
- Align the EVP with culture to strengthen attraction, retention and long-term loyalty
- Apply systems thinking, emotional intelligence and strategic communication at leadership level
- Conduct cultural audits and address toxic behaviors through a proven playbook

With real-world examples and a practical roadmap for sustainable transformation, People and Culture enables senior leaders to strengthen engagement, elevate performance and build organizations where people thrive.

Themes include: people and culture strategy, organizational transformation, leadership, EVP, workplace culture, systems thinking, senior HR strategy