“When I considered workplace engagement, I used to think of the actions a company takes to engage its workers. David Harder’s firm Inspired Work has turned my thinking upside down. In his signature program and book, The Workplace Engagement Solution, Harder postulates that yes, a company needs to offer a compelling mission and values. But each worker is responsible for her own personal mission, his unwavering commitment, their ability to fashion support systems. It’s a 1/4 to 3/4 proposition, with 3/4 of the responsibility falling on the shoulders of the employee. After an initial gulp, I thought to myself, ‘Wow, how wonderfully clear this take on workplace engagement is! And how richly empowering to call on a few simple tools to assume full responsibility for how we show up at work, every day!’”

—Achim Nowak, president of Influens, author of The Moment, TedX speaker

“As publisher and executive editor of a dominant, global business digest, I’ve had the opportunity to review over 14,000 essays over the years, covering the entire business spectrum. Rarely do I come upon the level of truly authentic, cutting edge thought leadership as discovered within The Workplace Engagement Solution. This isn’t just a collection of anecdotal musings or rehashed wisdom, as espoused by the current plethora of leadership consultants hawking their latest revelations. What David has expertly crafted and delivered here is a rare and priceless commodity these days—candid, actionable insights based on years of ‘in the trenches’ experience. In doing so, he dares to question timeworn, conventional thinking and theory in a refreshingly disruptive manner. For any forward-looking professional at any level of any organization seeking to truly ‘break the mold’ with intentional engagement, this is the Book (and indeed, the Bible) for you.”

—Dennis J. Pitocco, editor-in-chief, bizcatalyst360.com