Debra Corey Books
Debra Corey is an experienced HR leader, author, and speaker specializing in employee engagement and reward strategies. She has held senior HR roles at global companies and is recognized for her innovative approach to workplace culture and communication.
Known for: Build It: The Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement, Effective HR Communication: A Framework for Improving Employee Engagement Through Strategic Communication
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Build It: The Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement
Build It: The Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement is a practical guide that explores how organizations can create a culture of engagement and motivation. The authors share real-world ex...

Effective HR Communication: A Framework for Improving Employee Engagement Through Strategic Communication
This book provides a practical framework for human resources professionals to enhance employee engagement and organizational culture through effective communication strategies. It covers key principle...
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The Rebel Mindset: Challenging Conventional HR Practices
When we talk about rebellion in this book, we aren’t urging chaos—we’re talking about courage. The Rebel Mindset means having the boldness to ask, 'Why are we doing it this way?' and the conviction to change what doesn’t serve your people or business. Traditional HR tends to prioritize systems over ...
From Build It: The Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement
The Engagement Bridge: Connecting Leadership and Motivation
Our Engagement Bridge model is the foundation of this book. It’s a framework built to connect leadership actions with employee motivation, forming a bridge between what leaders say and what people actually feel and do. Each plank of the bridge represents one crucial element—purpose, communication, r...
From Build It: The Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement
Building the Strategic Communication Framework
At the heart of my framework lies one clear principle: communication must be strategic, not reactive. To achieve this, we start by aligning communication goals with organizational objectives. Every message sent, every story told must reinforce where the business is going and what behaviors we need t...
From Effective HR Communication: A Framework for Improving Employee Engagement Through Strategic Communication
The Principles of Clarity, Consistency, and Authenticity
If I could engrave three words on every HR communicator’s desk, they would be clarity, consistency, and authenticity. These principles are the foundation of trust—the currency of engagement. Clarity means being ruthlessly simple in what you say. We often assume that because we understand a policy o...
From Effective HR Communication: A Framework for Improving Employee Engagement Through Strategic Communication
About Debra Corey
Debra Corey is an experienced HR leader, author, and speaker specializing in employee engagement and reward strategies. She has held senior HR roles at global companies and is recognized for her innovative approach to workplace culture and communication.
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