What are the best books you have read on engagement in the last year?

[James Robbins]

Wanted to find out what some of the best books are out there.

[Karen Schmidt]

"Employee Enragement" by my friend and colleague James Adonis.

[Paul Marciano]

Check out just released: "Carrots and Sticks Don't Work: Build a Culture of Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT" by McGraw-Hill.

[David Bowles]

James you can read The Enthusiastic Employee... by David Sirota et al. Packed with great data and from a very experienced team. For in-depth coverage of management practices (many of them now seen to be necessary for an environment which supports worker engagement), an older book is a gold mine: Jeffrey Pfeffer, “The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First”.

Of course I would be remiss not to mention my own, recent book.. :-)) Its the first to look in-depth at morale/engagement and performance, including customer satisfaction, profitability, productivity and worker health....plus a whole lot more about definitions, measurement, power tools to use, issues and myths about morale and engagement, etc.

enjoy!

David
www.moraleatwork.com

[Raffaela]

The Extra Mile by David Macleod

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extra-Mile-Engage-Your-People/dp/0273703943...

[John W Hall]

One year on it might be worth updating this discussion initiated by Jamie. Is there anything more recent that has grabbed your attention?

[Karen Fordyce]

This is no longer new but I liked "The CEO: Chief Engagement Officer" by John Smythe. It's accessible, concise and an easy read for most managers.

[David Zinger]

To me, Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer did good work with the Progress Principle. Appreciate the tools provided based on slid academic research. To me, many of the best employee engagement books might not even mention engagement.

[Carol Harris]

Great book Called "Louder Than Words" by Bob Kelleher.  thanks for all the suggestions