Humanity Works Better

“Humanity Works Better is a practical guide for making people productive in today’s disruptive world. Debbie Cohen and Kate Roeske-Zummer have leveraged their extensive experience to develop a step-by-step approach for building trust and holding people accountable. This book presents simple techniques for changing your culture, starting with you.” –Homa Bahrami, professor, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

“Humanity Works Better offers concrete evidence for how investing in your people’s well-being today will have a direct impact on your bottom line. Equipping us with the courage to let go of what is no longer working for us, this book gives us the refreshing opportunity to explore our vulnerability as a strength in the path to productivity. Required reading for every leader.” –Katherine Houston, president and CEO, Synopsys Outreach Foundation

“Truly thought-provoking. The real-world examples that demonstrate how to create meaningful change make reading this book the highest and best use of your time.” –Mike Robirds, co-founder and CEO, Charge EPC

“Humanity Works Better changed my understanding of my job as a CEO and plants a bold stake in the ground for leading with humanity. Every CEO should read this book and prepare to have their eyes opened to a new, compassionate way of working.” –Tyler Bosmeny, CEO, Clever Inc.

“Humanity Works Better is a manifestation of passion becoming purpose. Debbie Cohen and Kate Roeske-Zummer have been championing this kind of work for decades. Their book reinforces that change starts with YOU. Their Five Practices offer straightforward, no-nonsense skills to begin your personal transformation.” –Henry Kimsey-House, co-founder, Co-Active Training Institute; co-author, Co-Active Coaching

“Leadership is essentially a human endeavor and rarely does significance happen within and outside organizations without renewed human energy. Humanity Works Better gives you the resources to multiply energy, in yourself and others, on purpose. Savor this book!” –Kevin Cashman, global co-leader, CEO and executive development, Korn Ferry; author, Leadership from the Inside Out

“A decade ago Debbie Cohen and Kate Roeske-Zummer created a huge impact with the work they did at Mozilla. My life has been changed by the concepts in this book. I encourage you to put these ‘relationship first’ practices into action to amplify yourself and your organization.” –Jim Cook, founder and managing director, BenchBoard

“Productivity is about people. Humanity Works Better’s Five Practices make complex ideas approachable with actionable steps to help each of us become better humans at work and in life. This book is a must-read.” –Aaron Hurst, founder, Taproot Foundation and Imperative; author, The Purpose Economy

Debbie Cohen has held executive Human Resource positions for First Look, the Mozilla Corporation, Razorfish and Time Warner. Prior to Time Warner, Debbie was the Senior Strategist for Bright Horizons Family Solutions, where she was known as a leader in human-capital management, dependent care and work/life balance.

Kate Roeske-Zummer has worked with both corporate and nonprofit clients, including Mozilla, Pinterest, Adobe, DaVita, CBS Interactive, United Way of America, RW Baird, Leo Burnett, Ogilvy and Mather and The Colorado Education Initiative.

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