1: “If you ever saw the old movie Fiddler on the Roof, you know how warm and emotional Jewish families can be. They are always hugging, singing, dancing, laughing, and crying together,” David Brooks writes in his book How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
But that wasn’t David’s family.
“I come from the other kind of Jewish family,” he writes. … 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.
We track all sorts of things in our lives.
“Runners training for a race constantly measure how fast they are running and keep a log of the miles they cover … continue reading
1: We feel good. We’ve just finished making our sales presentation. We spent hours preparing. And we nailed it. Our audience now knows all the powerful and wonderful things our product and service can do.
The first question we get? Something negative: “What about . . . ?”
“If the first question someone asks is about a potential issue they need us to clarify, it means they’ve been thinking about … continue reading
1: And how do we create more of them?
Those are amongst the questions Chip and Dan Heath pose in their terrific book The Power of Moments.
Chip and Dan share the research of Harry Reis, a social psychologist who has spent his career studying this mystery.
Turns our there is a simple answer: Our relationships are stronger when we perceive that our partners are responsive to us.
2: What does … continue reading
1: “The clearest message that we get from this 75-year study is this: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Period,” says Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of the longest and most comprehensive study on human happiness.
Period. Hard stop.
Robert tells us: “It’s not the number of friends you have; it’s the quality of your close relationships that matters.”
In his book The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor shares … continue reading
Why psychological safety plays such an important role in team performance
1: 43 out of 44.
That’s the number of groups that behaved the same way in the “Bad Apple Experiment.”
An actor Nick was placed into these four-person groups instructed to create a marketing plan for a start-up.
Will Felps, a professor of organizational behavior at the University of New South Wales in Australia, designed the study. He trained … 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 exploring ideas and lessons around becoming a better negotiator from Chris Voss, the FBI’s lead hostage negotiator, and his book Never Split the Difference… 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.
So, what can the FBI’s lead hostage negotiator teach us about having more and better meaningful conversations?
As it turns out, a lot!
2: In many conversations, we tend … continue reading
1: What makes a great coach great?
Being an effective coach is not about becoming indispensable. If our goal is to elevate the leadership capacity across the organization, we do so by learning to coach ourselves. And then coach others to coach themselves.
I learned about self-coaching from my friend, mentor, and coach, Dr. Danny Friedland, who passed away 18 months ago after a year-long battle with brain cancer. … 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 have deeper, more meaningful conversations with the people I love and care about.
How do we have a great conversation? We … continue reading
