A World of Good

by Gethin J. Nadin

Sleeping at work, taking long lunch breaks and turning up late are no longer necessarily the characteristics of a lazy worker. Since the middle of the last century, psychologists have been focused on the workplace and the effect it has on us. Thousands of studies have been dedicated to improving the world of work, and in recent years this trend has grown rapidly as the modern employer reacts to changing expectations. Finding ways to improve the lives of employees should be a priority for every employer. More than ever, an organisations front line affects their bottom line. ‘A World of Good’ brings together some surprising workplace practices from more than fifteen countries, and underpins them with interviews and psychological research.

“Gethin is leading a revolution to improve the Employee Experience”
- Gemma Godfrey, ITV’s money expert

“Gethin’s book is a whole world of experience. It is packed with insights, research, and inspiring examples of how to transform and progress the experience of work, for everyone. Employee Experience is challenging the status quo and demanding that organisations and practitioners work very differently with their employees. This book will give you the inspiration, ideas and energy to support you in developing the employee experience wherever you are. Great read.”
- Ben Whitter- ‘Mr Employee Experience’ and Founder, World Employee Experience Institute (WEEI)

282 pages, Paperback

Published November 13, 2017

About the author

Gethin is an award-winning psychologist who has been helping some of the world’s largest organisations to improve their employee experience and wellbeing for two decades. The last 10 years have been spent working as part of the senior leadership team at Benefex where Gethin leads thought leadership as Chief Innovation Officer.

As a frequent writer and speaker on employee experience and employee wellbeing, Gethin has been featured in Forbes, The Guardian, The Sun, The Huffington Post and The Financial Times as well as all major HR, Reward and Pensions publications. Gethin has been listed as one of the world’s top 101 Global Employee Experience Influencers for the last two years running, is listed on the Employee Engagement Powerlist, is one of LinkedIn’s top global contributors and an Inspiring Leader 2021. Gethin is also a regular keynote speaker, Wellbeing Advisor to Investors In People, ex-Chair of Wellbeing at the UK Government-backed Engage for Success movement and a Fellow at the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.

In 2018, Gethin published his first book - the Amazon HR bestseller ‘A World of Good: Lessons From Around the World in Improving the Employee Experience’, which has gone on to inspire HR and Reward teams at some of the world’s best known brands. In early 2022, Gethin co-authored his "second" book ‘Das Menschliche Büro - The Human(e) Office’ a collaboration between leading academics and workplace professionals from across Europe.

In October 2022, Gethin published his third book ‘A Work In Progress: Unlocking Wellbeing to Create More Sustainable and Resilient Organisations’.

Reviews

[Dan Hardaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learnt so much from this book that I never expected to learn. Gethin travels the world looking for interesting aspects of culture and then applying these to the workplace. The ideas are simple and easy to adopt (as well as some that might be more stretching!) and are guaranteed to make working life better.

After reading it I felt inspired and challenged, particularly how sometimes I might have contributed to making work slightly less-good for people. The words of the book are stuck in my mind on a daily basis now.

It's a real page-turner and easy read, I strongly suggest giving it a go.

[Jody Gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helped me to understand how progressive HR and engagement strategies can create a more effective and united work force and work environment. I enjoy the push for work harmony, the closing chapter of the book collates this overall push nicely by sharing “ideas and thoughts on making the workplace a happier place to be, and to help employers create their own world of good”.

[Adam Burgess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gethin has created a really concise and insightful view on the world of employee engagement, linked to various methodologies used around the world. The amount of research that has gone into this book is staggering and I hope we hear more from him.

[Luke Cardy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! What an insightful read. Absolutely loved this! Great examples of workplace initiatives from all over the world.