Meister Jeanne C. - The future workplace experience: 10 rules for mastering disruption in recruiting and engaging employees

Meister and Mulcahy have done a fantastic job laying out a detailed road map for how organizations can construct andmore importantlyexecute an optimal future workplace experience that drives employee engagement and materially improves organizational outcomes. This book is required reading for your entire HR team as well as senior business leaders as you explore how to expand the scope and impact of HR and in the process create a compelling experience for both employees and customers.

DAVID ALMEDA

SVP, Chief People Officer, Kronos, Inc.

The workspace is an opportunity for a company to have a visible manifestation of their culture. Meister and Mulcahy make the case that in order to create compelling experiences through the physical environment you need to reach into the hearts, minds and souls of your companys talent. The Five Functions of Workspaces is not only the new outline for creating great engaging environments, its a call to action for designers and shapers of space to listen to employees and create a place where they want to come to be a part of a community, do their best work, and can have fun in the process.

BRYAN BERTHOLD

Managing Director of Workplace Strategy & Change Management, Cushman & Wakefield

A must read for all those charged with leadership in this age of a changing and dynamic workforce. This book reminds us that Generational Intelligence is a core competency in management for both today and tomorrow. It helps us recognize we must infuse mutligenerational strategies into our workforce practices throughout the entire employee lifecycle including talent acquisition, learning, development, engagement, and retention. Meister and Mulcahy have created a comprehensive road map that is an invaluable tool and resource.

DONNA BONAPARTE

Vice President Human Resources, Babson College

Engaging, practical, and insightfulMeister and Mulcahy have produced the definitive how-to guide for successfully navigating the future world of work. For any leader, the message is clearagility will be the essential determinant of future success. To produce results and engage others, future leaders must be transparent, accountable, inclusive, and future focused.

DR. SIMON BOUCHER

Chief Executive, Irish Management Institute

The pace of change in the business world is incredible, and having a road map is needed. Meister and Mulcahy not only give organizations a tangible direction to follow; they capture the reality that the evolution of work affects all companiesnot just the giant ones. Noting the importance of agility and activism for the leaders of today and tomorrow was refreshing, on point, and necessary.

STEVE BROWNE

Executive Director of HR, LaRosas, Inc.

Meister and Mulcahy capture the craving the modern workforce has of an organization and its leaders. Namely, to work in a transparent (honest), connected (team-oriented) and option-filled environment (personalization). Rule #3, Be an Agile Leader, captures the need of balancing transparency with enabling trust. Organizations that can rise successfully to this challenge will end up with very engaged employees, indeed. Our mission as talent professionals has to be to drive the engagement agenda as well as flexibly motivate in an accelerated world.

GILLIAN DAVIS

Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Havas Media Group

In an era of unprecedented change in how we live, learn, and work, Meister and Mulcahy have documented the growing importance of investing in learning to increase productivity and competitiveness in the global marketplace. You will want to share this book with your entire learning and development team!

DON DUQUETTE

Executive Vice President, GP Strategies

In The Future Workplace Experience, Meister and Mulcahy paint a compelling picture of navigating the trends that are reshaping the future work environment and redefining learning. This book challenges leaders to disrupt their current learning models and create learning on-demand solutions that are dynamic, innovative, and personalized. In todays highly competitive global environment, creating a continuous learning environment is critical for attracting, retaining, and engaging your workforce.

SHIREEN DONALDSON

Vice President Human Resources, Keysight Technologies

Be an Agile Leader is a lesson all of us can and should understand. Increasingly, diverse experiences, skills, and points of view are simply the price of admission to the executive table. Learning agility is a critical differentiator that separates the ho-hum contributor from the wow conversation leader.

CHRIS EDMONDS-WATERS

Head of Human Resources, SVB, Silicon Valley Bank

The Future Workplace Experience is a must-read and a must-act for innovative HR leaders and CEOs alike who are focused on developing people strategies that will attract and retain the talent required to lead their organizations into the future. Agile leaders who can both produce results and engage the next generation of employees will be the key to our future workplacesthe battle for talent will be one for the record books, and agile leaders will be the champions. Meister and Mulcahy share invaluable insights from leading organizations that provide a road map for continually evolving the workplace experience through their 10 Rules to Navigate the Future Workplace.

STEPHANIE FRANKLIN

Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, Nuance Communications

Mobility and choice are the new change masters, and employees are in charge of where and how they work. Meister and Mulcahy make the case that the time is now to rethink the workspace to match the fluid demands of a global workforce. Its not enough to read this book; you will want to act now to reimagine your companys approach to workplace and policy.

MARK GILBREATH

CEO and Founder, LiquidSpace

As work evolves away from the tangible elements of place, time and location, to the less tangible areas of identity, mindset and motivation, Meister and Mulcahy do a remarkable job articulating a framework for leaders and organizations to harness and succeed within this paradigm shift.

BRIAN JONES

Vice President, Human Resources, American Eagle Outfitters

Now that speed counts and organizations are flatter, Meister and Mulcahy illustrate the framework that is needed to provide great experiences and continuous development for leaders and teams of all sizes. This book is a valuable resource and reference point, as learning organizations need to adapt to these rapid changes and partner with other functional areas to solve for these ubiquitous realities.

JAY MOORE

Global Learning Leader, GE Crotonville

The Future Workplace Experience is a necessary, compelling, and actionable plan for companies in any industry, of any size, at any point in their journey toward creating a holistic experience for employees. The 10 Rules to Navigate the Future Workplace address topics such as creating seamless experiences beyond the trophy perks and adopting greater transparency among leaders. These are critical topics for both HR professionals and business leaders.

ANDREA NEWMAN

Director, HR Strategy Office, Intel

I LOVE this book! Finally, a holistic perspective that reaches across the table to beckon HR, real estate, and IT to come together and cocreate an authentic employee experience, aligning the physical and virtual space with the culture of an organization. Our workspace is the biggest billboard our organization has to communicate culture, and this book offers a road map on how to intentionally make it come alive.

KATE NORTH

Vice President, Workplace Innovation, PlaceValue and Global Chair, Workplace Evolutionaries (WE)

Companies must offer an experience for their employees that compels them to stay. The authors 10 rules for creating the future workplace are imperatives and they make a compelling case for Rule #1: Make the Workplace an Experience. By curating the employee experience to insure innovation, freedom, movement, and connection to each other and the company, employees will stay and thrive!