Getting better at getting better is what Rise With Drew is all about. Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary…
1: Who hasn’t been there? The conference where everyone networks by presenting our “best selves” and sharing how smart we are. The lunch or dinner…
1: The Harvard Kennedy School of Government is an intense place. “The culture taught us to avoid sounding stupid in front of one another,” writes…
1: Imagine a family gathering. Aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins, nieces, and nephews. “Normally at such dinners, no one reveals anything fresh or surprising,”…
“Today I escaped from the crush of circumstances, or better put, I threw them out, for the crush wasn’t from outside me but in my…
1: The World Economic Forum (WEF) brings together the rich and powerful several times a year, most notably in Davos, Switzerland. Priya Parker and a…
Getting better at getting better is what Rise With Drew is all about. Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary…
1: The technology team at IMVU agreed to a hard deadline: Six months—180 days—to launch the startup’s product and attract its first paying customers. “It…
The year is 2004. A seventeen-year-old girl is sitting in the office in front of a computer. A group of anxious entrepreneurs is standing behind…
1: Imagine. We are starting a new company. What are the key ingredients to ensure success? Thorough market research? A good plan? A solid strategy? “In earlier eras, these things…
1: Eric Ries remembers the moment he realized his company was going to fail. “It was like a breakup scene from a Hollywood movie: it…
Getting better at getting better is what Rise With Drew is all about. Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary…
While visiting NASA for the first time in 1961, John F. Kennedy introduced himself to one of the workers. The man was a janitor. What…
1: Chad Willardson smiled as he read the email. There was a big fish on the line. Actually, not a fish. A whale. Chad was…
1: We have three basic psychological needs related to our work: o Autonomy in how we do our work o A sense of competence o…
“Everyone gets distracted. Top performers get back on track faster than most. This is the skill to develop. You will be interrupted, but you can…
Getting better at getting better is what Rise With Drew is all about. Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary…
“Jer, please tell my new assistant your story.” The Costco buyer asked this question to start the meeting. Jerry Swain, CEO and founder of Jer’s…
1: “Too many companies never take a moment to nail down what they learned and, as a result, are doomed to repeat mistakes or let…