'"Think big, act big, be big' is advice I was given by Norman Vincent Peale. Now Judith Katz and Fred Miller have brought that positive thinking alive so everyone can be their best every day. Read it and Be BIG!" - Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager® and The One Minute Entrepreneur™

 

"There exist hundreds of books that aim to coach the individual (ME) in the workplace; even more are written to help managers and leaders bring the best out in their employees (YOU). And a few books touch on the subject of the WE of a company, organization, or group. The gem you are holding brings ME, YOU, and WE together into one small miracle of a book that has BIG implications for you, your job, and your workplace. I recommend Be BIG to anyone ready to step into a livelier, more fulfilling, and more generous way of being." - Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder, Omega Institute; author, Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow and The Seeker's Guide

 

"Be BIG is as large as its title. It is written to be received with grace and contains all you need to know to live in harmony and collaboration with the world around you." - Peter Block, consultant and author of Community: The Structure of Belonging and Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used

 

"Be BIG is a simple yet brilliant call to action for respect, inclusiveness and our individual and collective empowerment." - Claudette Whiting, General Manager of Diversity and Inclusion, Microsoft

 

"Illustrates how greater voice and partnership will drive each person, and their team, to do their best work, and collectively achieve the goals of the organization."- John Bader, Vice President, Customer and Enterprise Services, Allstate Insurance Company

 

"If you don't bring your full self to work then it is impossible to develop, learn and grow. Judith and Fred have written the ultimate guide to career development. A perfect book to create a dialogue with peers, direct reports or friends." - Beverly Kaye, CEO/Founder, Career Systems International; coauthor of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay and Love It Don't Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work

 

"Be BIG is an inspirational book on recognizing the Bigness in yourself and others, removing the blinders and partnering to make a difference in the world." - Hal Yoh, Chair and CEO, Day & Zimmermann

 

"Enthusiastically reading Fred and Judith's book Be BIG makes me wonder why I, or anyone, would ever consider being small again. And why would we miss the thrills of being BIG together--two or more BIGs make a gigantic great!"- Edith Whitfield Seashore, consultant and co-author (with Beverley Patwell) of Triple Impact Coaching: Use-of-Self in The Coaching Process

 

"Every organization wants to be the best. This book deals with the most fundamental requirement to make it happen--how to help every associate be their best! Its message is fun, quick and impactful. A great team read."- Jim Miller, President, Institutional NA Sector, Ecolab, Inc.

 

"This book boldly illustrates what's needed next once an organization is committed to inclusion and diversity. If difference is going to make a difference, everyone needs to be seen and heard, everyone needs to be valued, everyone needs to be BIG. Using direct, clear, uncompromising language, Katz and Miller give us a provocative, new lens to enlarge ourselves and others, and to see the true, long-term payoffs of inclusion." - Peter F. Norlin, Ph.D., Executive Director, Organization Development Network

 

"Be BIG should remind every leader of an organization that stepping up, stepping out and being bold is very difficult for many and impossible for all if the leader doesn't create an environment of 'We BIG to Win BIG.'"- Larry D. DeShon, Executive Vice President, Operations, Avis Budget Group

 

"Be BIG simply and clearly offers tips you can implement at work tomorrow to help you and your company reach your very best as you do the best for others as well."- Dr. Mark S. Albion, Cofounder, Net Impact; New York Times best-selling author of Making a Life, Making a Living and True to Yourself: Leading a Values-Based Business

 

"As a leader and manager, this book offers me a simple reminder that it is my responsibility to help those who work for me to be their BIG selves. Seeing myself as BIG, and seeing my team as BIG, positions us to do our best work together!"- Cindy Szadokierski, Vice President, ORD, United Airlines

 

"Be BIG is a deceptively simple presentation of some important ideas about reaching your potential as a person and as a team member. In our increasingly interdependent world, learning how to "Step Up, Step Out and Be Bold" in ways that enable others to do the same is a vitally important skill."- L. David Brown, Associate Director for International Programs, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University

 

"Be BIG will tell you what you probably already know--that bringing your best self to your work will empower you and your team to accomplish so much more. It will also tell you what you probably don't know: exactly how to do it and how to help others do the same. It will forever change your perception of what you can achieve."- Jonah Sachs, President, Free Range Studios

 

"This is a refreshingly straightforward and genuine look at what it takes to make a significant contribution to our organizations and our careers in those organizations. This little book is as BIG as it wants us to be."- Bailey W. Jackson, Ed.D, Chair, Social Justice Graduate Education, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

 

"Be BIG offers profound insights into simple yet powerful ideas to enable people to show up BIG in life and contribute fully in their work."- Maya Hu-Chan, President, Global Leadership Associates

 

"This is a wonderful book about three important, but elusive, imperatives for success: being your full self, seeing others as they really are, and the power of partnering. It's full of clear ideas and straightforward advice that will help you to be Bigger, Better, and Bolder at work, at home and at play!"- Robert J. Marshak, Ph.D., Scholar in Residence, American University; author of Covert Processes at Work: Managing the Five Hidden Dimensions of Organizational Change

 

"Be BIG illustrates how throwing off what limits us and our interaction allows us to excel and to enjoy our true potential."- Joel Lamstein, President, John Snow, Inc. (JSI)

 

"Companies are desperate for all employees to be present and contribute every day. Be BIG...explains why employees choose not to show up and how it hurts everyone in the organization. The book provides a clear way for each person to be the best they can and to help their companies reach their goals."- Raymond Necci, President and COO, Connecticut Light & Power and Yankee Gas

 

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