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, to begin 2025, I will be sharing some of the wit and wisdom of the late, great Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett‘s business partner and the former Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.
Charlie developed a set of mental models that he … continue reading
1: Something significant occurred 350 years ago.
When the English arrived in America, they settled in “clumps,” the historian David Hackett Fischer writes in Albion’s Seed, as referenced by David Brooks in his book How to Know a Person.
“People from eastern England tended to settle in New England,” David writes, “people from southern England went to Virginia, people from the English Midlands went to Pennsylvania, and the … continue reading
1: Would you prefer a job where individual initiative is encouraged or one where no individual is singled out for honor, but everybody works together as a team? That was the question asked of 15,000 people worldwide, David Brooks writes in his book How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
“More than 90 percent of American, British, Dutch, and Swedish respondents … continue reading
1: The research is clear.
“Social connection is the number one source of happiness, success, good health, and much of the sweetness of life,” David Brooks writes in How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
Yesterday, we looked at how David has consciously decided to strike up conversations with strangers. We studied the different types of questions he asks.
During these … continue reading
Nicholas Epley looked around the commuter train he was riding to his office at the University of Chicago.
“It was just headphones and screens,” Nicolas reflects in David Brooks’s book How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
A thought occurred to Nicolas. “As a behavioral psychologist, he was well aware that social connection is the number one source of happiness, success, … 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 Fridays, to begin 2025, I will be sharing some of the wit and wisdom of the late, great Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett‘s business partner and the former Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.
Charlie developed a set of mental models that he used … continue reading
1: When Mary Barra became CEO of General Motors in 2014, she immediately faced a crisis that would shape her leadership philosophy.
At least 124 people were dead because of a faulty ignition issue with General Motors’s cars. The company had been aware of the problem for more than a decade.
Mary responded quickly. More than 29 million cars were ultimately recalled.
There was, however, a more significant learning for … continue reading
1: “The Tour de France is one of the world’s most grueling sporting events,” McKinsey consultants Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra write in their book CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest.
“Over three summer weeks,” they note, “about twenty teams with eight riders each push themselves to the limit, pedaling through two thousand miles of terrain including … continue reading
1: The best CEOs establish a mindset for their leadership teams.
“The top team is every member’s ‘first team,'” McKinsey consultants Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra write in their book CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest.
“The best CEOs are unequivocal on this issue,” Carolyn, Scott, and Vikram note. “This means that everyone is expected to put the … continue reading
Martin Luther King Jr. is a personal hero of mine, and Taylor Branch‘s Parting the Waters is one of my favorite books.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I’m sharing a column from Boston Globe writer Jeff Jacoby I read last week that I found interesting.
TITLE: Black patriotism and Martin Luther King Jr.
by Jeff Jacoby
IT IS often forgotten that Martin Luther King Jr. was … continue reading
