Finally, someone has figured out how to make what organizations want and what individuals need in the workplace. For over 20 years, I've struggled with explaining how to prioritize work and what I really needed individuals to do in order to continuously improve. Additionally, I've struggled with trying to understand what my leaders really needed from me and how I can continue to improve my work in their eyes.

Danny McCall get's it. Once you read this book you will wonder why no one has ever put this into words before now. Danny is brilliant! I'm sold!

- Michael Peerson, Senior Director, Talent Acquisitions, Wal-Mart

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This is one of those books that offer principles that can produce immediate results for the individual or the team or the company. Work's a We Thing hits the mark for each of us: "don't be a resource hog." It lays out in clear simple readable language the realities of the relationship between employer and employee. Regardless if you have been in the workforce for 25 years or 25 minutes you can benefit from practicing relationship performance. A MUST READ EVERYONE!

- Benny Ball, CEO Athena Training,
Former Chief HR Executive, Shoney's

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With the world economy in a crisis, it is now even more important to solidify employment and add value and trust from both the employer and the employee's perspective. Now is a time to be strengthening roles, adding value, improving relationships, effectively communicating and balancing interactions. Work roles have changed and will continue to evolve. No longer can an employer afford to be an authoritarian master or the employee be mere follower of directions. Both parties depend on mutual success. It is not a system of "them" versus "us" - work has become a "we" environment.

Danny McCall has authored a new book that is a primer to defining the new workplace and environment.  Work's a We Thing explains the changes necessary for the employee, the employer and the community to realize success in today's crisis economy. Danny defines the steps and procedures necessary to satisfy the needs of all parties involved. After reading this book you will wonder why this methodology has not been in place and implemented for years. It is a logical and comprehensive approach to understanding the new world of work and making it successful for all participants.

- John Hannabach, Georgia Tech Director of Career Services  (Ret.),
 Manager, GE Corporate Recruiting and University Relations (Ret.)

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The concepts are introduced in an easy to read book packed full of information, concepts, strategies and solutions. Every employer should purchase this guide to better communication and a cost effective productive workforce for every supervisor and manager.

Employees, particularly those who are worried about being terminated because they feel they are not producing according to what they think their supervisor wants, or employees who are not happy with their job function but wish to stay with their current employer should read this book.

- Art Koff, Noted Recruitment Advertising Leader, CEO RetiredBrains.com

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Everyone is impacted by the current state of our economy and the noise of everyday life.  We all search for a sense of purpose and meaning to what we do.  We want to make an impact in our work and enjoy those we work with.  Work's a We Thing broadens our thinking and opens our minds to the importance of a positive relationship between organization and worker.  The book helps us understand the cooperative spirit needed from both in order to step away from the "me versus them" mentality.  This symbiotic relationship is what we all crave and know will help us to thrive in the current environment.  Danny does a fantastic job in bringing these issues to our attention and providing a solution that will benefit the organization and worker if applied.

From the organizational triangle to the personal triangle, Danny clearly defines what is needed in order to develop this relationship.  The real question is whether or not organizations are ready to embrace these simple concepts.  Change is not easy, especially in this economic climate, when you cannot quickly attach value (ROI) to the change.  This is even more difficult in the world of human resources.  The more important question may be can we afford not to change?  Turnover cost reached an all-time high of $340 billion in the U.S. this past year.  Finding the right people for the right position is not the mystery it is made out to be.  Danny shows a clear work role and agreement between organization and worker will produce a meaningful and lasting relationship.

"Thank you, Danny" for reminding us of the importance of this relationship.  May we all find ways to lead our organizations to discover the importance of finding "flow" for each of our workers.  Work is a we thing!

- Randy Cox, Sr. Vice President of YS Interactive,
Former Director of Talent Services, Wal-Mart

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Who doesn't want to be more secure, happier and satisfied at work? Many of us spend more time at work then we do anywhere else, yet the unfortunate reality is that we often begin and end our work weeks with the same feeling - that we are not satisfied and things could be better.

Through an easy to follow story, Work's a We Thing acknowledges the different realities that both workers and organizations contend with on a daily basis and offers a drastically different perspective that emphasizes the importance of attention to both. The clear, easy to understand framework is simple, the theory within encourages each party to get what they need by offering what the other is looking for.

Work's a We Thing offers many big "ah-hah moments" that can clearly empower, pointing out that more success and fulfillment can be discovered when organizations and employees begin to truly understand and speak to each other. I would recommend this book to anyone who desires to achieve their daily best - from themselves and from the company they work for.

- Heather Browning, Healthcare Executive

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At its core, Work's a We Thing offers a simple premise: Your relationship with an organization is based on mutual attraction (you both must find a relationship attractive) and gaining agreement (you both must agree to the terms of the relationship). If any aspect of this breaks down, then so will the relationship. Though this sounds simple, organizations and their associates grapple with it everyday. At the heart of the matter is the fact that what motivates an individual is radically different from what motivates the organization. The beauty of the work is that bridges the gap between these two worlds.

Unlike many career management books that offer pat answers to these very complex issues, Work's a We Thing provides you with rich, but straightforward, frameworks to help you self identify the aspects of work that bring you fulfillment and how to develop an understanding of what the organization is looking for even when the organization is unclear itself.

For instance: the personal fulfillment analysis goes way beyond salary to include aspects of the work at hand, those you're working with, and outside work factors. Although these are issues that you personally and deeply care about; the organization will be ambivalent about them at best. It's looking for performance that is altogether different.

So how do you get what you want? It gets back to making yourself attractive to the organization. To do so you have to speak its language and make an attractive offer in trade. Interestingly, once you understand how to communicate more effectively to the organization many past challenges will begin to make more sense, and therefore how the situation could have been influenced for the better also becomes apparent.

It is an amazing fact that our education system is totally lacking in preparing us for managing careers. As a result those with innate characteristics, such as high charisma, seem to fair well and everyone else muddles through. Work's a We Thing levels the playing field for the rest of us. The simple organization / analysis make systematic improvement possible. Be warned, once your eyes are opened, you'll never see the workplace the same way again.

- Alex Pecoraro, Fortune 500 IT Consultant

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Finally a leadership book that is easy to read and provides great insight into the employee's perspective. Typically I avoid reading management books because they either oversimplify or over complicate their concepts. What makes this book different is that it is written from the employee's point of view. We all know the main character in the book. It's the employee with great potential but doesn't seem to be meeting the leadership's expectations. You've kept them around because at one time they where a top performer but now you've come to a crossroad. Before you act, read this book and begin to discover what has gone wrong. This book brings humility to the leadership in an organization and accountability to the employee. Both clearly have a role in the success of the employee and the success of the organization. As you read it, you will have many "ah hah" moments that will shift your way of thinking.

- Angela Mattocks, Chief Nursing Officer,
National Healthcare Organization