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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.

1: Hi, this is Drew Clancy.  My RiseWithDrew blog is all about learning, growth, and development.  I call it: Getting better at getting better.

Creating an engaging workplace culture … 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.

The last several Fridays, we’ve been looking at the strategic importance of being a great place to work.

The problem?

Our assumptions around group culture are mostly wrong, Daniel 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.

Turns out the old saying, “One bad apple ruins the bunch,” was absolutely right.

In his book The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle shares research by Will Felps, a … continue reading

1: General Curtis LeMay’s mission “was to make the American nuclear force a perfectly functioning machine,” Daniel Coyle writes in The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups.

“All rubbed up, no corrosion. Alert,” Curtis once wrote.

He was a larger-than-life figure. Life magazine called him “The Toughest Cop of the Western World.” 

“One time he stepped into a bomber with a lit cigar,” Daniel writes. “When a … continue reading

1: “In the late 2000s, WIPRO found itself facing a persistent problem,” Daniel Coyle writes in The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups.

WIPRO (pronounced WHIP-row) is one the leading Big Tech companies in the world. As part of its business, it runs highly successful call centers. “

“It is organized. It is highly efficient,” Daniel writes. “The days consist of the same work that happens in … continue reading

1: Daniel Coyle spent four years visiting and researching eight of the world’s most successful groups, “including a special-ops military unit, an inner-city school, a professional basketball team, a movie studio, a comedy troupe, and a gang of jewel thieves,” he writes in The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups.

“When you ask people inside highly successful groups to describe their relationship with one another, they all … 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.

Happy associates are also happy spouses, parents, and friends.

Because we enjoy what we do every day at work, we are positive and optimistic in other areas of our … 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.

Last month here and here, we explored the strategic importance of being a great place to work.

Where do we start if our goal is to have a … 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.

Last month, here and here we explored the strategic importance of being a great place to work.

Where do we start if our goal is to have a dynamic … continue reading