1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations.
On Fridays or over the weekend, we are exploring some of the life lessons captured by author Oliver Burkeman in his wonderful book Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts.
It was a glorious morning in … continue reading
1: We often think of successful entrepreneurs who end up like Richard Branson or Oprah Winfrey as “lucky,” “wealthy,” or “privileged,” Dan Martell observes in his book Buy Back Your Time.
“Any of these may be true,” Dan notes, “but in general, that doesn’t take into account the capital-T Truth. Oprah achieved her monumental success not because she found luck, wealth, or privilege—she had next to none of those—but … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew 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 week, we’ve been examining some lessons from Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra‘s terrific book CEO Excellence.
Specifically around the importance of not only … continue reading
1: “In 2011, Netflix was on a roll,” Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra write in CEO Excellence.
The company was a media darling. Its rapidly growing, highly popular subscription business delivered DVD rental movies to customers’ homes.
Still, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings knew that streaming was the future.
“It was a classic innovator’s dilemma—for Netflix to keep growing it would have to cannibalize its DVD … continue reading
“Vision without action is merely a dream.” -Japanese proverb
1: “To win the battle that is now going on around the world between freedom and tyranny,” President John F. Kennedy said to a joint session of Congress in 1961.
Now that’s a bold vision.
But vision by itself isn’t enough. A powerful strategy is required to bring a bold vision to life.
“During his speech that day he not only … continue reading
1: The year was 2009. Piyush Gupta had just been named CEO of DBS Group.
Piyush had a bold vision for DBS: To be the best bank in Asia.
The only problem? DBS was considered “the worst bank in Singapore in terms of customer service quality,” Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vik Malhotra write in CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the … continue reading
1: The Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman did an experiment
“Half the participants were randomly assigned a numbered lottery ticket,” Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vik Malhotra write in CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest.
“The remaining half were given a blank ticket and a pen and asked to choose their own lottery number.”
What was the twist?
“Just before … continue reading
“People can feel empowered or disempowered by the way you run things.” —A priest on the impact of managers, quoted in MIT Sloan Management Review: “What Makes Work Meaningful — Or Meaningless”
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew 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 … continue reading
1: David Brooks asks this question in his book How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
His answer: “Not by a long shot.”
David shares the story of a call with a government official “who was lecturing me about something or other.”
Suddenly, the call dropped.
“I expected he’d call me right back,” David writes. “Five minutes passed. Seven. Finally, I … continue reading
Nancy Abernathy was a professor teaching first-year medical students a seminar on decision-making skills. That winter, her husband, age fifty, died suddenly of a heart attack while cross-country skiing near their Vermont home.
“With some difficulty, she managed to make it through the semester and carried on with her teaching,” David Brooks writes in his book How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply … continue reading
