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.
One of my goals for the year is to experiment with different approaches and tools to strengthen my relationships with the people I love and care about.
We will … 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.
One of my goals for the year is to experiment with different approaches and tools to strengthen my relationships with the people I love and care about.
We will … continue reading
1: It was the spring of 2019. Author and columnist David Brooks‘s close friend Peter Marks was struggling with depression.
They had gathered for a weekend together. “My wife noticed a change immediately,” David recounts. “A light had gone out. There was a flatness in his voice, a stillness in his eyes.”
Pete told David what he already knew: “He wasn’t himself. He was doing what he loved most—playing … 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.
One of my goals for the year is to experiment with different approaches and tools to strengthen my relationships with the people I love and care about.
We will revisit … 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.
One of my goals for the year is to experiment with different approaches and tools to strengthen my relationships with the people I love and care about.
Strong relationships are … continue reading
“A great conversation is between two people who think the other is wrong. A bad conversation is between those who think something is wrong with you.” -Micah Goodman, Professor at Hebrew University
1: The person sitting across from us is angry.
We are debating a new marketing strategy. At first, both of our intentions are clear. We both want what’s best for the firm.
But as the conversation unfolds, a … continue reading
1: Imagine we are at a neighborhood barbecue. Or perhaps a work event with people we don’t know. Or barely know at all.
Let’s say we want to connect. Get to know someone. Not just small talk.
Yesterday, we looked at questions we don’t want to ask. Questions that evaluate the other person. Or closed questions that limit the way they can respond. Or vague questions like “How’s it … continue reading
1: “If I’m going to get to know you,” David Brooks writes in his book How to Know a Person, “it’s not because I have the magical ability to peer into your soul; it’s because I have the skill of asking the sorts of questions that will give you a chance to tell me about who you are.”
David believes there are good questions, and there are bad questions.… continue reading
1: David Bradley has a unique skill.
A skill that allowed him to start two successful consulting firms and then buy and revive The Atlantic magazine.
The skill? “He’s fantastic at seeing and choosing the right people,” David Brooks writes in his book How to Know a Person.
“Job interviews are notoriously unreliable,” David observes, “in part because many people aren’t good at seeing others, and in part because … continue reading
1: Listen. Listen. Listen.
1: “Always Be on ‘High Receive,'” Jeffrey Fox writes in How to Become a Rainmaker: The Rules for Getting and Keeping Customers and Clients.
What do Rainmakers think about? What is their singular focus?
The customer.
What is our job as Rainmakers?
To listen to our customer. We “must accurately hear what they are saying and not saying. We must be acutely aware of all … continue reading
