Mark Price is the founder of WorkL for Business and WorkL, former Managing Director of Waitrose, and the former Deputy Chair of the John Lewis Partnership.
After retiring from the John Lewis Partnership in 2016, Mark was appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron to the UK Government as the Minister of State for Trade and Investment. He was at the same time made a life Peer and sits in the UK House of Lords. He has also served as the Chair of The Fair Trade Foundation, NED of Coca-Cola, Chair of Business in the Community and Former President of the Charted Management Institute.
An expert in improving leadership and organisational culture, Mark’s previous books include Six Steps to Engaged Employees (2019), Fairness for all (2017) and Workplace Fables (2017). His latest book, Happy Economics, clearly demonstrates the business opportunity behind investing in our happiness. Using anecdotes from his 40+ years in corporate leadership roles – including serving as the former MD of Waitrose and Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership - as well as real-world examples of organisations who have got it right, this book explains the economic, cultural and societal benefits of happiness, and instructs leaders on how to build happy organisations, recruit happy employees, and drive growth with an engagement plan that can be implemented by any business.
Mark is based in London, UK.
