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Debra Corey Books

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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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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

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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

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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

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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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