Let's Build Agentic Workplaces
A leader's guide to building workplaces where people think and thrive
For leaders, HR, L&D and people teams.
Agentic organisations grow people who can think, decide, and act. The ones that don't, slowly erode the very thing they say they want.
People want agency and control over their working lives, and most organisations are still designed to suppress exactly that. This book turns the lens from the individuals in Let's Love To Work to the organisations around them, and gives you a practical framework for designing a workplace that builds agency rather than erodes it: the AgencyBACkbone® model (Build, Ask, Cultivate).
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- Senior leaders rethinking how their organisation grows and keeps good people
- HR and people teams designing for engagement that actually sticks
- Culture and OD leads building workplaces people genuinely want to be part of
- Managers who want their teams to think, decide, and act, not wait for permission
"Agentic organisations grow people who can think, decide, and act. The ones that don't, slowly erode the very thing they say they want."
Most engagement work treats people as the problem to be fixed. This book argues the opposite. If workplaces are designed so people cannot exercise agency, no amount of wellbeing initiatives, surveys, or performance frameworks will close the gap. Change the design, and the rest follows.
Rebecca Longman
Rebecca is a business psychologist, speaker and author. The two books are a pair: Let's Love To Work is written for individuals building careers they love. Let's Build Agentic Workplaces is written for the leaders, HR and people teams shaping the organisations around them.
She works with leaders and organisations who want their people to think, decide, and act, not just comply.
What readers are saying
It is never too late to reinvent our work lives … a fresh perspective and practical solutions for those who may be stuck in a rut … a great gift idea for friends and colleagues who are languishing and may need a boost.
Dr Maike Neuhaus, positive psychology & self-leadership expert, BrisbaneA great read for anyone who's feeling disillusioned with work and who wants to find their spark again.
Verified reader, AmazonI was able to regain control over my career and become a better leader all around.
Dan Schreibstein, verified reader, Amazon
Let's Love To Work
How people create careers they love.
For individuals rethinking their career.
Based on two years of interviews with people who genuinely love their work, Let's Love To Work is the individual's companion to Let's Build Agentic Workplaces: the practical steps anyone can take to reclaim agency over their own career, whatever the organisation around them is doing.
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