"CREATING WE: Change I-Thinking to WE-Thinking & Build a Healthy, Thriving Organization"
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - CEO/Inner Circle Breakfast
Please RSVP: attendance is limited to 65 people on a "first confirmed" basis
"CREATING WE: Change I-Thinking to WE-Thinking & Build a Healthy, Thriving Organization"
Time:
8 to 9:30 a.m. (Breakfast served at 8 a.m.)
Location:
The Forbes Galleries, 60 Fifth Avenue (between 12th and 13th).
Speaker:
Judith E. Glaser, Author of Creating WE
Attendees will receive Ms. Glaser's Books compliments of The Luxury Marketing Council.
Creating WE goes to the root of the problem in organizations today, showing how "I-centric" work environments cause "unhealthy thinking" to form, dooming companies to failure.
Whether your company has recently been acquired, merged, restructured, downsized, or, in the midst of rapid growth and expansion, has become unable to maintain the sense of unity it once had Judith Glaser talks about how to help your team create healthy environments and become a "WE-centric" company that achieves extraordinary breakthrough success
Generously hosted by Kip Forbes, Vice Chairman, Forbes and Jack Laschever, Vice President & Publisher, Forbes FYI
About Judith E. Glaser
Judith E. Glaser is an executive and organizational coach and the CEO/president of Benchmark Communications. Her high-powered client list includes Pfizer, Coach, News Corp, Siemens, JP Morgan Chase, Clairol, IBM, Citibank, MSNBC, Verizon, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Reed Elsevier, Revlon, PepsiCo, Novartis, Liz Claiborne, Donna Karan International, Cendant, BankBoston, AT&T, NYNEX, Lockheed Martin, Thompson Corporation, MerkMedCo and Reader's Digest. She lives in New York City and Norwalk, Connecticut.
For a recent article on Glaser, click here.
What Others say about Creating We
"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 As many companies struggle with trying to sustain growth utilizing outdated programs, Glaser's book takes the reader from her description of the 'culture of toxicity' to thought-provoking concepts that allow people to 'tune in' and create ways to help companies grow stronger."
Rich Wilson, Director, Retail Sales, Pepsi Cola Company, North America
"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."
Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman of General Motors
"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's culture and ability to succeed. More importantly, she provides practical advice on how to achieve extraordinary results by focusing on optimal behaviors."
Felice Shulaner, EVP of Human Resources, Coach, Inc.
"This book is a thorough investigation and desynthesis 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, Senior Director, Licensing & Development, Pfizer, Inc.