THE ELEVASIAN TOOLBOOK
The ElevAsian: Your Executive ATLAS (AsianUpward Talent & Leadership Advancement Strategy) augments AsianUpward’s leadership programs and curricula. Designed as a ToolBook, ElevAsian aligns with our mission to expand leadership possibilities for Asian Pacific American (APA) Professionals and the organizations that champion us!
Why do we use ToolBook?
Our books feature our signature TrailBlaze Tools™, designed in the Elevate style. This pioneering ToolBook for Asian Pacific American Executives features the following:
Your Executive ATLAS (AsianUpward Talent & Leadership Advancement Strategy)
The Culturally-Crafted, Signature TrailBlaze Tools™. Practical and visually striking, these Tools in the Elevate methodology act as practical models that will advance your executive-level leadership development—tailored toward APAs to leverage our strengths. The ToolBook interweaves cultural research with experiential backgrounds and stories for a unique APA learning experience.
Executive-Level Content. ElevAsian showcases executive-centered content, such as a methodology to form APA Councils of Executive Strategists (ACES) within your organization—as well as how to join the AsianUpward ACES Alliance, where APA executives and allies can engage with fellow cross-industry ACES. More so, this ToolBook contains concise development TrailBlaze Tools™ to support executives in corporate board readiness.
Strategic ATLAS APA Talent Framework. ElevAsian uniquely features the first-ever shareable and adaptable AsianUpward Talent & Leadership Advancement Strategy (ATLAS), which takes a strategic and systematic approach toward APA talent. The ATLAS supports executives with a clear strategy for aligning APA talent with our organizations. This strategic framework also pairs with the Asian Workplace Excellence (AWE) Index Scorecard to measure your APA success at a strategic, organizational level. The AsianUpward Manifest-O underpins this ToolBook with our foundational principles that mutually benefit both APA leaders and professionals, as well as the organizations who support us.
Insights as Research Meets Wisdom. This ToolBook compresses both research-based and wisdom-based perspectives into bite-sized, digestible nuggets to support APA leadership and strategic development geared toward busy executives. For example, with the Elevate “Single Success Strategies” by accomplished APA Executives throughout the ToolBook, you will discover brief success practices.
Praise for the ElevAsian ToolBook
“A strategic resource that empowers APA executives to lead with purpose and rewrite the rules of success.”
Dr. Vivian Chen
Chairperson
Asian American Government Executive Network (AAGEN)
“ElevAsian is a treasure trove of wisdom, guiding APA leaders toward unprecedented success.”
Bharat Amin NACD.DC
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) (Retired)
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Member, Board of Trustees
The Aerospace Corporation
“ElevAsian is an essential asset that enables APA executives to lead with a clear sense of purpose and effect enduring transformation.”
Stephanie Piimauna
Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Seminole Hard Rock
“ElevAsian inspires APA leaders to break barriers, embrace uniqueness, and drive innovation.”
Gefferie Yee-Madera
Vice President Engineering, Strategic Space Systems Division
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
“Let ElevAsian be your catalyst for greatness, discovering inner powers to inspire, lead, and shape the future.”
Patty Wu
Financial Services Executive (Retired)
TIAA
“An indispensable companion, ElevAsian inspires and empowers APA leaders to ascend to new heights and redefine leadership.”
Roy L. Donelson
Vice President, Innovation and Integration
Raytheon
“With ElevAsian, APA executives have the power to shape their destiny, redefine leadership and creating lasting legacy and impact for the community.”
Nhu Fabros
Managing Director and Deputy Purpose & DEI Officer
Deloitte Tax LLP
“ElevAsian inspires APA leaders to embrace their uniqueness and drive lasting change to an ever-evolving world.”
Garrett Gin
Senior Vice President – Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Los Angeles
Bank of America
“ElevAsian is the compass that empowers APA leaders to navigate the complexities of leadership.”
Ruchi Jalla
Vice President, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Elevance Health
“ElevAsian provides a clear roadmap for APA leaders to rise above challenges and embrace excellence.”
Norm Eng
Vice President U.S. Defense Strategy
Siemens Government Technologies
“ElevAsian is a powerful tool that helps leaders transform APA stress into a source of strength and a catalyst for innovation in the workforce, workplace, and marketplace. By embracing their individual uniqueness and challenging traditional norms, APA leaders can drive meaningful change for themselves and their organizations.”
Karim Adatia
Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Insight Enterprises, Inc.
