Publisher's Synopsis
WINNER: 2025 Axiom Business Book Award, Gold Medal Award (Digital Media)
WINNER: 2025 Independent Press Book Award Distinguished Favorite (Business: General)
WINNER: 2024 Book Excellence Award - Business
WINNER: 3X 2024 Global eBook Award (Business, Communications, Leadership)
WINNER: 2x 2024 Goody Business Book Award (Business - Management, Leadership - Think Differently)
WINNER: 2024 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite (Business: General)
Legitimate employee frustrations and missed management opportunities revealed in searing look at unwritten workplace norms that create organizational dysfunction.
Recognized business strategist and Journal of Business Ethics Education editorial board member Hanna Hasl-Kelchner, MBA, JD identifies the five most common workplace norms that betray fairness, leaving employees feeling dispirited, disengaged, and headed for the door by examining the social psychology of how our basic human motivations intersect with the implied workplace social contract.
Using evidence-based science, academic research, interviews, and real-life stories, Hasl-Kelchner merges organizational psychology with the practical aspects of workplace dynamics to offer ethical leadership an actionable five-part framework filled with practical tips to empower more employee engagement and retention, including chapters on how to:
- Rebuild Trust with More Self-Awareness
- Improve Relationship Chemistry with More Empathy
- Make Genuine Accountability a Cornerstone
- Maintain a Cultural Safety Net
- Mend the Structural Safety Net
Seeking Fairness at Work is ideal for executives, managers, and entrepreneurs who want to raise their employees' game instead of their defenses; the human resource professionals, consultants, and employment attorneys who advise them; and employees wanting a reality check of their own workplace experiences.
