An Instant New York Times Bestseller
Winner, 2025 Good Business Book Awards (Business – Management)
Finalist, 2025 IAN Book Awards (Business/Leadership/Management)
What if the most powerful growth strategy in business today isn’t AI or cost-cutting—but your people?In an era defined by talent shortages, employee disengagement, DEI backlash, and pressure for measurable ROI, this groundbreaking leadership book delivers a bold answer: share power to unlock performance.
Based on research from more than 1,200 companies—including Walmart, Google, and JPMorgan Chase—this data-driven business book reveals how employee empowerment, inclusive leadership, and human capital strategy drive profitability, retention, and long-term growth. For the first time, the research quantifies the financial impact of investing in people.
Jackson offers 9 proven strategies:
- Centering employee voice
- Building mutualistic, high-trust workplaces
- Advancing intersectional inclusion
- Reimagining employee benefits
- Activating frontline leaders
- Hiring STARs (Skilled Through Alternative Routes)
- Developing deep talent benches
- Using human capital reporting as competitive strategy
- Practicing distributed leadership
For CEOs, CHROs, HR leaders, and managers, this practical guide shows how equity and profits rise together—proving that people-first leadership is a competitive advantage.
