Empowering Employee Engagement: Reignite Commitment Through Shared Responsibility - Paperback

by Heikki Rinne (Author), Lasse Mitronen (Author)

Employee engagement is in crisis. Recent research shows that only a fraction of employees are engaged and feel genuinely connected to their work, while high levels of disengagement quietly drain productivity, innovation, and morale. Empowering Employee Engagement confronts this problem head-on, revealing that engagement isn't a perk or a program--it's a shared responsibility.

This book explores the concept and measurement of the multidimensional nature of engagement--shaped by the company, leaders, teams, individual work, and customers. Drawing on global research and real-world examples, it shows how culture, trust, purpose, and growth opportunities intersect to determine whether employees thrive or withdraw.

Most importantly, the book redefines engagement as an individual choice, a team effort, and a leadership responsibility. Leaders must build conditions of mutual respect, recognition, and empowerment where people and teams want--and choose--to be engaged. Yet every employee also holds the key to their own engagement, choosing to bring passion, accountability, collaboration, and transformation to their work.

In a world of remote and hybrid work, quiet quitting, and AI-driven change, Empowering Employee Engagement offers a practical roadmap for individuals, leaders, and teams to reignite commitment, rebuild trust, and create workplaces globally where people choose to care--and perform--at their best for themselves, their company, and their customers.

Author Biography

Heikki Rinne, MBA, PhD, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sitoumus LLC, a company focused on measuring and improving employee engagement. Heikki is a Board Member and Board Chair, former CEO, Business School Dean, and Business Professor with extensive global leadership, business, and academic experience.

Lasse Mitronen, D.Sc., is a Professor of Practice at the University of Tampere and previously at Aalto University School of Business. He combines academic insight with a rich background in corporate business planning and strategic development in retail companies, as well as board experience in various service and non-profit organizations.