1: The CEO had a problem.
“Marshall, I’ve got this guy running a big division who delivers his numbers and more every quarter,” said the CEO. “He’s a young, smart, dedicated, ethical, motivated, hard-working, entrepreneurial, creative, charismatic, arrogant, stubborn, know-it-all jerk.”
The first nine traits all sound great. The last three? Not so much.
“Trouble is, we’re a company built on team values, and no one thinks he’s a team … 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 are working on at PCI.
This past summer, we received some exciting news. Fortune magazine named PCI the #55 Best Medium Workplace in the U.S. This represented the achievement of our long-term vision … continue reading
1: It’s been an excellent strategic planning meeting.
Our leadership team has put forward a HOT or huge, outrageous target, the one, longer-term goal “that matters most . . . Failure to achieve it will make every other accomplishment pale by comparison.”
Next, we have set clear goals for the year that move us toward our huge, outrageous target.
We’re done, right?
Not so fast, say Mark Moses and his … continue reading
1: Salespeople are people. And people are “like a river; they take the path of least resistance,” write Mark Moses and his co-authors in Making Big Happen.
In sales, the path of least resistance often means “spending extra time with fewer, more receptive customers,” the authors note. “Moreover, their innate optimism frequently leads them to believe that they will either make it all up at the end (the equivalent … continue reading
1: It was happening.
Sarah Dusek and her husband, Jacob, had started Under Canvas, a “glamping” business on ten acres of land six miles outside Yellowstone National Park. It was their first season, and excitement was in the mountain air.
“The camp was filled with eager glampers clamoring for a slice of Mother Nature, and Sarah was ecstatic that the business was up and running after immeasurable hard work,” … continue reading
1: Dr. Carol Clinton was an ER doctor and a stage 3 ovarian cancer survivor.
She decided to change her own life and that of her patients by founding Timeless Skin Solutions, a nonsurgical medical company. As an entrepreneur, she adopted the “Make Big Happen” system to build and grow her business.
A system is “a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; … 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 are working on at PCI.
This past summer, we received some exciting news. Fortune magazine named PCI the #55 Best Medium Workplace in the U.S. This represented the achievement of our long-term … continue reading
How has University of Alabama coach Nick Saban built “perhaps the most dominant dynasty in the history of college football?” asks Ryan Holiday in The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph.
1: He doesn’t focus on winning, at least not the way other coaches do. Instead, he teaches “the process.”
“Don’t think about winning the SEC Championship. Don’t think about the National Championship,” … continue reading
1: Steve Jobs‘ father prided himself on being a craftsman. He would finish the back of the cabinets he built even though they would be hidden against the wall.
Steve learned early in life to: “Respect the craft and make something beautiful,” writes Ryan Holiday in The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph.
Steve adopted this philosophy as the founder and wildly … continue reading
1: The year was 1863. General Ulysses S. Grant was stuck.
For a year, he and his troops had tried to crack the defenses of Vicksburg. The city sat high on the cliffs of the Mississippi, providing a “stranglehold on the most important river in the country,” writes Ryan Holiday in The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph.
Ulysses had attacked Vicksburg head-on. … continue reading
