For 200,000 years, human beings have moved back and forth
between I-Centric and We-Centric societies. Time and again, we’ve seen
the “I to WE” pendulum swing. Yet, history has shown us that societies
that prospered, withstood adversity, and created real and lasting advancements
understood the power of Creating WE.
Currently, most organizations today operate in an “I” paradigm.
In this arena, we keep score – “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch
mine.” We are taught to control our needs and emotions because they
are destructive---logic prevails. We are punished for making mistakes
and we hide our thoughts for fear of losing our power or status.
In a WE paradigm, things are different.
42 Rules for Creating WE offers new insights from thought leaders
in neuroscience, organizational development, and brand strategy,
introducing groundbreaking practices for bringing the spirit of WE
to any organization, team or cause. In the book, readers learn how
to:
- Shatter Old Paradigms
- Understand What Moves People
- Foster Integrity, Candor and Caring
- Create Worlds with Words
Each of these concepts contains a set of timeless guidelines, practices
and tools for becoming a WE-Centric leader and fostering dramatic
improvements in productivity, engagement, and focus. Leaders who
have the courage to explore these new concepts will begin to see
more productive norms emerge in their organizations. They will see
people working together toward common goals, energetically and enthusiastically.
And that’s when the real magic happens.
42 Rules for Creating WE is written by The Creating WE Institute,
an international group of critical thinkers with multi-disciplinary
expertise, who have come together to harvest new forms of engagement
and innovation in the workplace. The Creating WE Institute’s mission
is bring a spirit of WE to organizations currently operating as a
group of I’s.
Judith E. Glaser (www.creatingwe.com) is founder and CEO of
Benchmark Communications, Inc. a pioneering culture, leadership
and brand firm that works with Fortune 100, 500 and private
companies. In 2007 Benchmark launched the Creating WE Institute
(www.creatingweinstitute.com), a research and consulting partnership
that offers clients opportunities to expand WE-centric thinking
in their organizations. Ms. Glaser, who calls herself an Organizational
Anthropologist, is a sought after keynote speaker, and a renowned
executive coach and innovation specialist helping leaders rethink
strategies, new products and services, leverage mergers and
acquisitions and create new business models that drive profitability
and growth.
She has published hundreds of articles on strategic leadership
and two best selling books, Creating WE: Change I-Thinking
to We-Thinking & Build a Healthy Thriving Organization
and The DNA of Leadership, selected by both Forbes and Business
Book Review as one of the top business books of 2005 and 2006.
Creating WE won an AXION Leadership Award in 2008.
Ms. Glaser is contributing editor of Executive Excellence
magazine and has appeared on dozens of programs, including
the NBC Today Show, ABC World News, Fox News, and the Martha
Stewart Show, and has been quoted in The New York Times, Wall
Street Journal, Crain’s, and the Harvard Management Review,
among many publications. She served as an adjunct professor
at Wharton and guest speaker at Temple, Kellogg, Harvard, Loyola,
University of Chicago, NYU, IIT and others, and is a founding
member of The Executive Woman’s Business Forum, and the We
Are Family Foundation.
She graduated from Temple University with degrees in Psychology
and Interdisciplinary studies. She was awarded a Research Fellowship
Drexel University and received her MS in Human Behavior & Development
with courses at Harvard Bales School of Social Relations. She
took additional graduate studies in Corporate & Political
Communications from Fairfield University. She was awarded Woman
of the Year 2004 in NYC and Inducted into the Temple Gallery
of Success in 2007.
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