We Started with Respect

“You’ll be drawn in by the compelling story that unfolds and energized by the lessons it reveals. If you’re serious about transforming your team, your department, your organization, let We Started with Respect be your guidebook to improving your leadership and the precious lives in your span of care!"

“In We Started with Respect, George Saiz shows what it really takes to lead with respect and how to create a high-functioning people learning organization that delivers results through engaging its people. Through an engaging story of leadership and organizational transformation, readers follow the journey from a struggling to flourishing organization and can draw lessons to apply to their own practice. Let We Started with Respect be your blueprint for how to create the alignment, processes, and skills you need to create meaningful impact for yourself, your team, and your organization.”

“Timing is everything! We Started with Respect delivers a front-row seat journey to the best thinking on culture and leadership both team members and firms are starving for. The world has changed. Fulfillment, engagement, and creating value have become essentials for success. This book is a must read to unlock the potential in any organization.”

“I have visited and benchmarked more than 100 exceptional companies representing a wide variety of industries over the past 20 years. Most of these companies are recipients of very prestigious awards and have been written about in many books and publications. Even these companies struggle to connect all the dots—they excel in many areas but still have gaps in others. In We Started with Respect, George Saiz connects the dots in a realistic and captivating story of a company—maybe much like yours—that goes on the journey, fights the inevitable battles, and produces extraordinary results.”

“This is ‘transformational leadership’ at its finest and a must read from both an educational and practical application perspective. The future of successful leadership is dependent on specific critical elements—as you will learn from author George Saiz’s real life experience—in this descriptive and well written book. From the boardroom to the shop floor, communication, building relationships, and respect are just a few of those key elements addressed. If you have the desire of becoming a successful growth leader, this is an important tool for you, whether you’re a new or an experienced leader in business.”

“In We Started with Respect, George Saiz provides the answer to the most vexing business challenge of our times—how to lead organizations to success through uncertainty. Through the narrative of the book, the required leadership disciplines unfold such that veteran and aspiring leaders alike can unlock the value in their own leadership approach. I will be using George’s work with my team, and I encourage others to do the same.”

“George Saiz has done the impossible: he has written a business-based book with the right balance of leadership principles and great storytelling that captures your attention. While the storytelling is excellent, the learning is even better. By following the company’s journey from a struggling team to a successful—company saving product launch, George walks us through the steps of managing change and building an enduring team. I found myself relating to the characters and the challenges they faced along the way. Well done.”

“My first reaction to reading We Started with Respect was that George Saiz had retold our transformation story at Wiremold, save for the order of a couple of elements. This book reflects a true picture of what a lean journey looks like by a leader who has implemented the journey. It emphasizes that respect is fundamental, leadership engagement is essential, and running the business in parallel is both challenging and necessary.  We Started with Respect establishes a roadmap for any leader to follow when launching their lean journey and developing a winning culture, aimed at establishing a successful and growth-oriented business.”

“George Saiz’s We Started with Respect presents a practical roadmap for developing a healthy and effective culture that fosters employee engagement and continuous improvement. In our rapidly changing and competitive business environment, creating a culture where all employees contribute is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’ but a ‘must-have’ to thrive. Saiz’s guide will make your company journey easier to navigate, with real-world examples of pitfalls and workarounds. Saiz draws upon his years of experience in business leadership to provide an easily digestible handbook, filled with practical insights that will provide wisdom as you chart your course forward; and inspiration for when you hit the inevitable bumps in the road.”

“George knocked it out of the park. This book is a breath of fresh air and puts the whole package together. Many times, I’ve seen groups trying to implement improvement plans, yet they’re only marginally effective. The good news is this book lays out a roadmap of the key elements to success. It shows you how to successfully build an environment where the group truly is a team, which differs significantly from situations where the word ‘team’ is just the newest fad. There’s also enough guidance to let the reader know and celebrate the differences within their respective organizations. Well done.”

“After working with George through three company transformations, he has shown that his clear observations and implemented changes make a difference. He not only attacks the operational weaknesses, but like the company in We Started with Respect, he deals with the people issues that make up the basis for those difficult changes.”