What We’re Reading: Employalty by Joe Mull

This month, we have grabbed ourselves a copy of Joe Mull’s latest book, Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work. With retention being a pressing issue that many employers find themselves grappling with in the modern working world, Employalty acts as an essential guide for any leader who wants to ensure they are retaining their top talent for the long run.

Joe Mull, a dynamic, captivating speaker and leadership expert, introduces the reader to the concept of ‘employalty’, which is centred around the idea that winning the new war for talent requires a more humane employee experience.

In his book, Joe argues that there are three key factors of employalty. The commitment that organizations seek from their teams will come from those who can do their ideal job and do meaningful work for a great boss.

• Ideal Job – this is what the employee gets in exchange for their work. Do the financials, schedule and workload fit into their life in an ideal way? With the rise of the carpe diem mindset post-COVID, employees now have a new value for their time, and so when a job can fit into the responsibilities in their personal lives and accommodate for these well, this will see employee loyalty gain significant traction.
• Meaningful Work – it’s not a leap to say that when employees feel like what they are doing has meaning and purpose, and adds value to the company, then this in turn fosters loyalty. Employees who are aligned with the mission of a company, and who are made to feel their individual contributions to that mission are noticed and valued, will want to stay with that company for the long run.
• Great Boss – a leader or direct report have so much sway over whether an employee chooses to remain at a company or not. Recently, a LinkedIn survey discovered that nearly seven in ten employees said they would quit their job over a bad manager – but on the flip side, the main reason why a lot of employees choose to stay is due to having a great boss. After all, if an employee is having a consistently psychologically safe and fulfilling experience, they will want to continue working in that environment for the foreseeable future.

Grounded in research and filled to the brim with captivating stories, Joe’s Employalty provides the reader with a to-the-point, evidenced-based framework for creating the kind of employee experience that results in people joining a company, staying long term, and doing great work.

If you would like to discuss how we can help bring some of Joe’s employalty strategies to life, please get in touch with us today.

And in the meantime, make sure you grab a copy of Employalty – you can purchase it here in the US and here in the UK.