Judith E. Glaser - 42 Rules for Creating WE. A Hands-On, Practical Approach to Organizational Development, Change and...

A Hands-On, Practical Approach to Organizational Development, Change and Leadership Best Practices

Edited by Judith E. Glaser
Foreword by Angela Ahrendts
CEO, Burberry Group PLC

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Copyright 2009, 2012 by Judith E. Glaser

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Published by Super Star Press, a Happy About imprint 20660 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 210, Cupertino, CA 95014
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Second Printing: November 2009

2nd Edition: October 2012
1st Edition (2nd Printing): November 2009
1st Edition (1st Printing): July 2009
Paperback ISBN (2nd Edition): 978-1-60773-098-9 (1-60773-098-7)
Paperback ISBN (1st Edition): 978-1-60773-048-4 (1-60773-048-0)
eBook ISBN (1st Edition): 978-1-60773-049-1 (1-60773-049-9)
Place of Publication: Silicon Valley, California, USA
Library of Congress Number: 2009932454

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Praise For This Book!

One of the most pleasing and captivating aspects of music is the ability to identify and bring together sounds that when heard individually would appear lacking and discordant into a beautiful and complete harmony. In 42 Rules for Creating WE, leaders will learn how to listen for these different sounds and how they can use them to bring about the harmonization of their organization into a beautiful and complete WE.

Nile Rodgers, CEO, We are Family Foundation; Composer; Music Producer

42 Rules of Creating We presents a multi-dimensional philosophy regarding the creation of an organizational context in which profound insights into human nature and interrelationships can be harnessed for greater productivity, success and compatibility. This approach requires the exploration and adoption of concepts that are fundamental to the human condition such as truth, integrity, attitude and sensitivity to others and their ideas.

Kenneth Bistany, Past President, CPC International East Asia

Even military organizations have to look beyond traditional norms and find ways to be inclusive and imaginative. Creating WE helps readers to tap into that intuitive wisdom we all possess, but have lost sight of in this competitive world.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michelle Criste, Instructional Systems School Chief

In her groundbreaking work, Creating We, Judith E. Glaser provides a manual for building high functioning teams by focusing on the human characteristics that most often sabotage our best efforts at getting people to work together. Now through the collaboration of members of The Creating We Institute, she has put together additional recipes for success that provide 42 different insights into building a WE-centric organization. Like a cookbook, the 42 Rules can be read in any order depending on the occasion and background of the reader. Youll find helpful tools for any management style and a wide variety of situations.

Richard Naylor, MLS, MBA, Director of the William K. Sanford Town Library

To create an environment where people can thrive and succeed is every leaders hope and goal. 42 Rules for Creating WE, with its down to earth tips and tools, masterfully written by those who have spent decades building WE-Centric environments across the globe, is an immeasurably important contribution towards this end. Leaders will forever be thankful for having read it.

Damien Dernoncourt, CEO, John Hardy Limited

One of the most powerful and profound leadership ideas Ive encountered is WE-centric thinking. Fact is, the Gary Cooper go-it-alone heroic model didnt even work in High Noon; he needed Grace Kellys help to finish off the bad guys! Now, members of The Creating We Institute have written this very accessible book of 42 rules to help everyone shift from I-centric thinking to more inclusive, more productive ways of working and being with others. It is a guidebook to co-creating our futures, worth reading and keeping and reading again.

Joel Marks, Vice President/Executive Producer, Learning Communications

To paraphrase Victor Hugo, Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. Judith Glaser and fellow members of The Creating We Institute have created a highly original and thought-provoking book that is a strong affirmation of the power of WEan idea whose time has come. The authors of 42 Rules for Creating WE do a great job in demonstrating the power of WE-centric thinking and how it can help us create stronger families, communities, companies and nations.

Peggy Murrah and Chris Muccio, co-authors of 42 Rules for 24 Hour Success on LinkedIn

42 Rules is a handy collection of relationship gemswhenever you feel stuck in a relationship and wonder how to get unstuck, pick up this treasure trove and find the gem of insight that provides a roadmap for getting unstuck.

Dr. Pierce J. Howard, author, The Owners Manual for the Brain

For more testimonials and quotes for this book, please see Additional Praise For This Book! at the end of this book.