John Smythe is the author of two best-selling books on employee engagement and change. He is an international communication thought leader, and since 2004 a partner at Engage for Change, advising on engaging leaders and everyone at work to drive change and strategy, transform organizations and raise day to day business performance. He is heavily involved in the UK government’s inquiry into the relationship between performance and engagement called ‘Engage for Success’ and chairs its More Social than Media special interest group. He is currently leading research into the impact of technology at work on behaviour, working relationships and individual & collective performance. He is currently working on another business book and a children's novel.