1: Gathering, acting on, and following up on feedback is central to our strategy of becoming a better leader, Marshall Goldsmith tells us in What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.
In an ideal world, we would hire an executive coach like Marshall to conduct a 360 review to collect feedback from our peers, our boss, our direct reports, and even our family.
There is, however, an easier, … continue reading
1: Imagine a room full of out-of-shape people, Marshall Goldsmith writes in What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.
They “listen to a speech on the importance of exercising, then watch some videos on how to exercise, and perhaps then spend a few minutes simulating the act of exercising.”
Would we be surprised a year later if most of the people in the room were still unfit?
Marshall’s … continue reading
1: “Becoming a better leader (or a better person) is a process, not an event,” Marshall Goldsmith writes in What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.
Marshall is one of the top executive coaches in the world. Historically, the focus in executive development has been “an event—a training program, a motivational speech, or an intense executive retreat,” he observes.
The only problem with that approach? It doesn’t work. … continue reading
1: “Before speaking, I take a breath and ask myself one question: Is it worth it?”
That was the question Marshall Goldsmith’s client asked himself. As chief operating officer of a multi-billion dollar company, “his goal was to become a better listener and be perceived as a more open-minded boss,” Marshall Goldsmith writes in What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.
“I learned that 50 percent of what … continue reading
That is an understandable question, writes FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss in Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It.
The answer? Everything.
Because “life is negotiation,” he writes. “The majority of the interactions we have at work and at home are negotiations that boil down to the expression of a simple, animalistic urge: I want.
“I want to free the hostages,” may be relevant only … continue reading
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.
It’s the start of a new year. For many of us, it’s time to lay out our goals for the year ahead. In recent weeks, I’ve written about the keys to a … continue reading
Different goals. Different stories.
Yesterday, we looked a the power of a springboard story.
1: As leaders, we want to have many different types of stories in our leadership tool belt. We are wise to “employ a variety of narrative patterns for different aims,” Stephen Denning writes in The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling. “The point is that there is no single way to tell a story. Instead, narrative … continue reading
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.
1: This week, we’ve been exploring ideas from Mark Moses and his co-authors in Making Big Happen. Many of us have been involved in strategic planning for our organizations … continue reading
1: “Planning is 1 percent of the effort; execution is the other 99 percent,” write Mark Moses and his co-authors in Making Big Happen.
Once we’ve created our annual plan and communicated it across the company, our next task is critical: We must create a culture of accountability across the organization.
Which is what the Make Big Happen framework is all about. “Before we adopted the Make Big Happen … continue reading
We’ve prepared for and held our annual planning session with our leadership team.
We’ve articulated our long-term vision and agreed upon our HOT, our Huge, Outrageous Target.
We’ve outlined our roadmap for the year ahead.
Now what?
Step one “is calling a company-wide meeting and sending an all-company recap video from the CEO,” Mark Moses and his co-authors write in Making Big Happen: Applying The Make Big Happen System … continue reading
