Entrepreneur Wes Sierk was elated when he received an unsolicited offer to buy his company.
1: “Given that the potential buyer proactively reached out to him, Wes determined he didn’t need to hire an investment banker, and that he could handle it all himself,” write Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy in Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork.
The problem with this approach? Wes … continue reading
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 organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we at PCI are doing in our quest to earn a spot on Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.
Two years ago, I participated in philosopher Brian Johnson’s Heroic Coach program. The culmination … continue reading
“Remember, the state of a leader is socially contagious within a culture,” Dr. Daniel Friedland writes in Leading Well from Within.
1: As leaders, our mindset sets the tone for the entire firm. How we respond to a challenge or crisis cascades throughout the organization.
The good news? We can learn to navigate stress at “an organizational level and cultivate a high-performance culture of creativity and growth, whether it’s … continue reading
1: Imagine a crisis. One moment our organization is performing well. But then, something happens. Adversity strikes. Growth stalls or recedes.
As the leader, there are several ways we might react.
“Many leaders get intensely stressed,” Dr. Daniel Friedland observes in Leading Well from Within. “When individuals feel overwhelmed by a high level of stress (when their perceived demands exceed their perceived resources), [we] ‘go limbic’ and lose full … continue reading
How often do we show up as the Persecutor? The Rescuer? The Victim?
1: Back in 1968, Harvard Professor Stephen Karpman introduced a concept called the Drama Triangle.
“The Drama Triangle consists of the three roles people tend to take when they feel threatened—Persecutor, Victim, or Rescuer—to deal with their underlying feelings of stress or self-doubt,” writes Dr. Daniel Friedland in Leading Well from Within.
“The Persecutor, whether a … continue reading
1: The data is crystal clear.
A 48 percent decrease in safety incidents. A 37 percent decrease in absenteeism. A 41 percent decrease in quality defects. A 65 percent reduction in turnover. A 10 percent increase in customer ratings. A 21 percent increase in productivity.
The cherry on top? A 22 percent increase in profitability.
These were the results of the Gallup Organization‘s meta-analysis of the relationship between employee … continue reading
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 organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we at PCI are doing in our quest to earn a spot on Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.
Two years ago, I participated in philosopher Brian Johnson’s Heroic Coach program. The culmination … continue reading
1: It was 1974. Major League pitcher Tommy John blew out his arm. He damaged the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. Permanently. They called it a “dead arm” injury. That was it. Game over.
But Tommy wouldn’t accept that.
He wanted to know: “Was there anything that could give him a shot to get back on the mound?” writes Ryan Holiday in The Obstacle Is the Way: The … continue reading
“At 150 miles above Earth in a spaceship smaller than a VW,” writes Ryan Holiday in The Obstacle Is the Way, panic “is death. Panic is suicide.”
1: The art of not panicking was the primary skill required of the astronauts who were the first humans to go into space.
Why? Because “when people panic, they make mistakes,” writes Ryan. “They override systems. They disregard procedures, ignore rules. They … continue reading
“What such a man needs is not courage but nerve control, cool headedness. This he can get only by practice.” -Teddy Roosevelt
1: Ulysses S. Grant was once sitting for a photo shoot. The studio was dark, so the photographer sent an assistant up to the roof to uncover a skylight. “The assistant slipped and shattered the window,” writes Ryan Holiday in The Obstacle Is the Way.
“With horror, … continue reading
