Agency
Why Agency is the Key to Loving Your Work
When people feel they have real choice and influence over their working lives, everything changes. Here's why agency matters more than perks, titles, or salary.
Read More →Rebecca Longman: Business Psychologist, Certified Coach, Author, Speaker. Helping individuals and organisations unlock agency at work.
I help leaders and organisations break free from low-impact, frustrating work by building real agency in themselves, their teams, and their culture.
Through books, writing, keynotes, and coaching, I show leaders how to create clarity, ownership, and meaningful performance where it often feels impossible.
The result: teams that take initiative, leaders who feel in control, and work people genuinely love.
What I Do
Agency is the ability to think independently, act intentionally, and take ownership of your impact. Most workplaces unintentionally erode it. My work helps restore it, through writing, speaking, and coaching.
Author of books on agency and motivation. I write thought leadership and executive-focused content that helps organisations and leaders create clarity, ownership, and meaning at work.
Commission Writing →Keynotes that challenge conventional thinking on engagement and motivation, combining research with real-world insight so audiences leave with a fresh perspective on leadership and agency.
Book a Talk →Coaching for mid- to senior-level leaders who feel stuck or frustrated. Together we build personal agency and translate it into stronger culture, decision-making, and accountability.
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The Book
How People Create Careers They Love
In this practical and inspiring guide, I share the insights, research and real stories behind what it takes to build a career you truly love. It's about agency: the power to shape your own working life.
Whether you're rethinking your career, leading a team, or building an organisation, this book gives you the tools to make work something worth loving.
Buy on Amazon →My next book turns the lens from individuals to organisations, exploring how the way workplaces are designed and structured either builds or erodes agency. Stay updated →
The Podcast
Conversations with leaders, thinkers and changemakers about what it really means to love your work. Honest, thought-provoking and always practical. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Listen on Spotify →Ideas & Thinking
Articles, reflections and resources to help you rethink the way you work and lead.
Agency
When people feel they have real choice and influence over their working lives, everything changes. Here's why agency matters more than perks, titles, or salary.
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Read More →Culture
Retention isn't about bean bags and free lunches. It's about creating a workplace where people feel valued, challenged and genuinely connected to their work.
Read More →Whether you're looking for a speaker, a coach, or a fresh perspective on how to make work better, I'd love to hear from you.
letslovetowork@gmail.com