Testimonials
"Creating WE is a blueprint for ridding the corporate world of paralyzing groupthink and the barriers of blame and corporate castes that impede innovation and progress. It should be read and embraced by leaders and lemmings alike."
Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman, Product Development
General Motors North America Chairman
"The quintessential challenge of all leaders is getting everyone aligned and pulling in the same direction as a team. Before Judith Glaser wrote Creating WE, most mangers struggled, and many failed, to transform their company's culture, and engage the organization with a real sense of unity and purpose. Creating WE is a watershed event, so perfectly on target that the holy grail of leadership is within the grasp of every business leader."
Frank Palantoni, Retired Worldwide CEO
Gerber Products
"Getting extraordinary things done is never a solo act. "You can't do it alone" is the mantra of the most successful leaders, despite the persistent, perverse, and pervasive hero myth. In Creating WE Judith Glaser provides us with the healthy alternative to the brand-me mentality that is getting in the way of the best ideas and the best people. Her book goes well beyond hype and offers practical solutions, real-life examples, and useful tools. Creating WE is about the real "reality show" in business, and I recommend that you tune in."
Steve Iovino, CEO/President
The Leadership Challenge
"Judith writes with the conviction of a person who finds true meaning in her work. She cares and it shows! Creating We goes beyond describing the way we should work - it describes the way we should live! As Judith has powerfully learned, life is short. Creating We gives us a great roadmap for building relationships and finding meaning. Ultimately, this is all that matters!"
Marshall Goldsmith, author of 18 books on leadership and a regular columnist
Fast Company
"Judith Glaser's book, Creating We, is a practical hands-on guide to developing leaders at all levels. She shows us how leaders can energize and develop other leaders, a must read for any leader."
Noel Tichy, Author (with Nancy Cardwell) of The Cycle of Leadership and Professor
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
"In the fast-paced corporate world we live in, common sense is often forgotten-or simply ignored. Judith Glaser's "Creating We" is full of common sense thinking that invites the "human" back to the corporate environment. The concept of 'We' leadership can restore the humanity in our work and our homes."
Nancy Hunt, President
We Are Family Foundation
"As I read "creating WE" I was struck by Judith Glaser's ability to shine a strong light on the role leaders play in determining a company' culture and ability to succeed. More importantly, she provides practical advice on how to achieve extraordinary results by focusing on optimal behaviors. Creating WE provides real insights into corporate culture and why leaders behave the way they do. More to the point, she describes the impact that behavior will undoubtedly have on the success or failure of an enterprise and how shifting these behaviors can change a company's destiny."
Felice Schulaner, EVP
Human Resources Coach
"Clearly Creating WE reminds us all that 1 + 1 can truly be greater than 2. I think it is difficult for "experienced" managers to be open to improving their approach to managing. I found that I was a little bit resistant as I started to read your book...the examples you gave helped to break through the "resistance." Thanks for being our teacher! I am enjoying the book...I found myself needing some reminders!!!"
Anna Bakst, President
Michael Kors
Creating WE is a thorough investigation and synthesis of the best thinking on leadership. Judith Glaser's new and fresh perspective helps leaders see how to create leaders, not followers. This book must be read by anyone who aspires to be a WE-centric leader."
John Watson, Ph.D., Senior Director, Licensing & Development
Pfizer
"Judith Glaser hits on the single most important element in all of the discussions about leadership, culture, and transformation: She deals with the power of individual and co-creative leadership."
Jim Hoverman, President and CEO, author of Summiting
Blue Chip Marketing Group
"Judith Glaser hits on the single most important element in all of the discussions about leadership, culture and transformation: she deals with the power of individual and co-creative leadership. If you are a leader in any organization, for profit, not-for-profit or government,you ought to read this book."
Lynn San Andres, Former President, NAWBO-NYC
Chapter President, Mason Alexander Group Ltd.
"Creating WE should be required reading for every "C-suite" executive who has the courage to really embrace change."
Dick Singer, President, RDS Associates Chair
TEC International
"The key in business is the leader's ability to enable everyone to feel like they are part of a winning team - we know this mantra in our hearts, yet making it happen is much more difficult. Creating We gives leaders a roadmap for shaping the DNA of their company -creating a culture of inspired leadership and ownership of the future. This is a seminal book on leadership that every executive must read!"
Judy George, CEO
Dumain Home Furnishings
"I found Creating We. Practical, inspiring, real "here's what people were facing, here's how they (and you) can create a different and better outcome" examples. You take what are genuine challenges we all face to one degree or another and help us see much better alternatives!"
Angela Scalpello, VP Human Resources
PRNewswire
"Judith Glaser's experience and inspirational leadership in an easy-to-read roadmap!! Challenging everything you do and think you know...this is a reference guide for personal and organizational transformation to achieve breakthrough levels of improvement...!"
Craig Muhlhauser, CEO
Exide Technologies
"Judith Glaser has nailed it! Creating We offers a compelling blueprint for the only kind of corporate dynamic that can work in today's world. A must-read for every corporate executive or business owner."
Gary Zammit, CEO
Clinilabs
"Creating WE puts you in the drivers seat as you steer your way through an array of practical situations and challenges that generate new ways of thinking about leadership and culture within an organization. A tremendous resource for leading the charge in creating a WE-centric organization."
Stan Juozaitis, Director
Sales/Systems Training, Unilever NA
"The right book for the challenging times we face in today's business environment. As many companies struggle with trying to sustain growth utilizing outdated programs, your book takes the reader from your description of the "culture of toxicity" to thought provoking concepts you mention that allow people to "tune in" and create ways to help companies grow stronger. I remember a book from 1986 that chronicled the rise and fall of a retail giant. A great company brought to its knees as a result of the very things you write about in your book. The personal fiefdoms, the arrogance and the poor communication that is rife in many companies today. Your book shows how companies of all sizes can remedy some of systemic issues within by empowering its managers and associates to become "the new generation of leaders" you describe. Many who read your book will have a copy of Becky's poem in their "blackberries" or "Daytimers". Thanks for the opportunity to have a "first look!" I'm sure I'll be ordering copies."
Rich Wilson, Director
Retail Sales East Region Pepsi-Cola Company North America
"Collaborative management is no longer an option. Global competition and 21st century technologies have made "war lord" managers obsolete and therefore dangerous. Creating WE is a beautifully written roadmap to building the collaborative management teams this new environment demands."
Ernest E. Keet, President
Vanguard Atlantic Ltd.
"Judy Glaser is a leader's leader - "Creating We" is destined to become an essential management tool."
Michael J. Morris, Publisher, Former Chairman
Reader's Digest Young Families
"Creating WE is a terrific book. Judith Glaser develops a real world approach to help companies see beyond their limitations and the constant crisis de jour to develop new attitudes for success. I'm a believer."
Alan Baral, COO
New Wave Entertainment
"Just wanted to let you know I started reading your book when I got home and had a hard time putting it down. I am not a fast reader and only got to the place where Bob Lutz enters the scene. I love how you weave cancer and the dysfunctional organization together. It makes the book feel a bit like a mystery to me. It kept me wondering how the story is going to turn out."
Harold Feinleib, Chairman
Aperture
"Leadership and teamwork are at the heart of every great accomplishment. But so many negative forces work those accomplishments. Team members worry about being blamed for failures or perhaps being cheated out of credit for their accomplishments. In Creating WE Judith provides a thoughtful, integrated yet practical approach to overcome these forces that will help you turbo-charge the performance of your organization."
Paul M. Connolly, Ph.D., President
Performance Programs Inc.
"Somewhere between the 1960s and the 1980s, the We Generation became the Me Generation. Fortunately the pendulum is swinging back but with a new sophistication and pragmatism as Judith Glaser brilliantly documents in the world of work explaining why "we thinking" is a key to success in personal and business terms. To borrow a phrase from Jamaica's Rasta culture, she "overstands" the problem and points us in the win-win direction."
Danny Schechter, Author and Filmmaker Editor
Mediachannel.org
"Judith Glaser is all about "we". Now others can tap into Judith's wisdom and learn how to create and sustain miraculous transformation in their personal and professional lives. Creating WE reminds us that it is an illusion that we can create or implement meaningful changes on our own. Fortunately, Judith Glaser provides a clear road map for those serious about creating significantly more unified and effective workplaces."
Deb Jacobs, MSOD, President and CEO
Innolect Inc.
"Meanwhile, I had the time to read your book during the break. It made for a very interesting read. I found it to be a clearly written guide to becoming a strong manager, with down-to-earth real life examples. It was wonderful for me, in particular, as I strive to become the kind of manager who is both effective and inclusive. Thank you for allowing me to read your galley!"
Joan DeSalvatore, Dean
Business School Lehigh University
"As a result of our work, the energy levels are way up, the cooperation and teamwork is high and the progress we're making is excellent. Our challenge now is how to follow-up and continue to build from this great start. I look forward to working with you to that end."
Steve Iovino, CEO/President
Education First, Chase Manhattan Bank
"You accomplished in weeks what other consultants could not deliver in months. Your approach to solving organizational problems and helping us to focus on corporate goals is unique- no one works as you do."
Mary Wang, CEO/President
DKNY
"I want to take this opportunity to thank you so very much for the work that you are doing with New Wave Entertainment. We've moved from "resistors" to "creators" with blazing speed. Each of the almost twenty individuals on our executive team became teammates with a shared vision. I am more proud of New Wave than ever. The enthusiasm here is tremendous, and our momentum continues to build."
Alan S. Baral, Principal
New Wave Entertainment
"Every evolving new business has "defining moments" that serve to enhance future success. Our time with you was certainly such a moment, and I hope that we will be able to use all of our new insights to achieve more exciting goals. Your approach to our group was just what was needed and you were able to gain trust and confidence quickly which provided the foundation for an important experience."
Ward K. Mooney, President
GBFC, BankBoston
