Make Work Work

Deborah Lovich

• 17 november 2026
• 9781663760364

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Five daily habits that reduce burnout, build engagement, and create a stronger organization, with no complex programs or HR mandates required.

Burnout is at record levels, and most leadership advice isn't solving it, because it's too complicated; it lands on HR teams who can't change daily culture, or it simply doesn't stick. This book offers something more useful: five simple, repeatable practices that managers, executives, and CEOs can weave into their existing routines right now, across in-person, hybrid, and AI-supported teams.

The five practices: Celebrate Someone; Go, See, and Help; Be Interested; Cocreate; and Do It First.

These are daily actions grounded in research and built for how work actually happens today, including distributed teams and AI-integrated workflows. Leaders who adopt them create cultures of support that sustain themselves without top-down mandates or expensive rollouts.

This book is for managers frustrated that engagement programs don't stick and for executives who want tools they can use today, not initiatives that take months.

Supporting your people isn't just the right thing to do; it builds more profitable, resilient organizations. Start here.