People Power: Transform your business in the era of safety and wellbeing

Written by Karen J. Hewitt

Narrated by Karen J. Hewitt

Turbocharge employee engagement through health and safety

‘Health and safety’ has regained its rightful place at the heart of the organization, alongside wellbeing and other people issues. Keeping it there, however, is tricky, and returns on investment are difficult to quantify. At the same time, companies yearn for new ways to engage their employees.

Karen J. Hewitt urges us to switch gears on health and safety – from systems and compliance to inspiration and engagement. With her simple three-step formula (Build, Buzz, Bake), she offers us her recipe for building employee engagement through health and safety, with significant gains for the business overall.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Panoma Press
• Release date: Sep 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781784525446

Karen J. Hewitt

In the last decade Karen has created leadership movements for health and safety that save lives and drive engagement and performance. Combining transformational leadership with neuro-linguistic programming, she breathes new life into traditional health and safety thinking and inspires employees to lead this and other business imperatives. Her first book, Employee Confidence – The New Rules of Engagement, 2018, was a No.1 bestseller and finalist in the leadership category of the 2019 Business Book Awards.

Reviews for People Power

[mihir · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I just finished reading the remarkable book, "People Power," written by the talented Karen J. Hewitt

In "People Power," Karen sheds light on a critical aspect of organizational success—health and safety—and how it can become a catalyst for turbocharging employee engagement. She challenges traditional approaches that focus solely on systems and compliance, proposing a refreshing paradigm shift towards inspiration and engagement.

The book begins by emphasizing the significance of health and safety, rightly placing it at the heart of any organization. Karen highlights the vital role it plays alongside other people-centric issues such as well-being. While keeping health and safety at the forefront is a challenge, the potential rewards in terms of employee engagement are immense.

Karen presents her innovative three-step formula, aptly named "Build, Buzz, Bake," which serves as a blueprint for cultivating employee engagement through health and safety. This formula is a powerful recipe for success, enabling organizations to create a culture that nurtures and energizes employees, ultimately benefiting the entire business.

"People Power" offers a wealth of practical guidance, inspiring case studies, and actionable advice that empowers organizations to transform their approach to health and safety. Karen Hewitt's writing style is engaging and accessible, making this book a valuable resource for leaders, managers, and anyone seeking to elevate employee engagement and foster a culture of safety and well-being.

I highly recommend "People Power" to my professional network and beyond. It's a game-changer that will revolutionize how we perceive health and safety, helping us unlock the true potential of our organizations and teams.