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People First, Purpose Always: A Practical Guide for Building Healthy and Thriving Teams
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Arlene C Vassell

People First, Purpose Always

A Practical Guide for Building Healthy and Thriving Teams

Arlene C Vassell

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Black Joy Publishing LLC
17 November 2025
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People First, Purpose Always: A Practical Guide for Building Healthy and Thriving Teams

In a world where traditional leadership models often prioritize productivity and performance over people, People First, Purpose Always offers a refreshing shift: centering the humanity of team members as essential to success. It leads with the belief that people are whole human beings-deserving of safety, dignity, and belonging.

Drawing on decades of experience coaching, mentoring, and training over 10,000 advocates and leaders, Arlene Vassell delivers a practical equity-rooted guide for developing teams rooted in equity, collective care, and inclusive leadership.

Arlene redefines what it means to lead with the heart and offers a simple yet transformative framework for creating inclusive, welcoming workplaces- by building teams that are values-aligned and grounded in mutual respect and shared accountability.

With a rich blend of lived experience, deep insight, and practical tools, including reflection prompts, team activities, and actionable strategies, this guide equips both leaders and team members with the skills to cultivate trust, foster authentic connection, and weave inclusion into the fabric of how work gets done-from onboarding to off boarding.

Inside, readers will explore eight foundational chapters:

Foundations of a Healthy Team Who's On Your Team? Inclusive Leadership as a Core Strategy Team Rituals that Foster Inclusion Addressing Conflict and Harm with Care and Consistency Equity in Decision-Making and Shared Power Wellness, Resilience, and Sustainable Inclusion Sustaining Momentum and Measuring Impact

People First, Purpose Always is more than a book - it's a movement. An invitation to reimagine what's possible when we lead with the heart and put people at the center of how we work, connect and grow. Together.
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Imprint:   Black Joy Publishing LLC
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 8mm
Weight:   172g
ISBN:   9780578288086
ISBN 10:   0578288087
Pages:   142
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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