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
“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: 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 exploring ideas on how to have better and deeper conversations. We’ll continue with this theme in upcoming Fridays as we revisit ideas from prior … 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.
I’m always looking for tools and strategies to connect with others on a deeper level. This ability drives success in many aspects of life, including professionally and as a husband, dad, … continue reading
“Experience is not what happens to you, it’s what you do with what happens to you.” —Aldous Huxley
1: “An extrovert walks into a party and sees a different room than an introvert does,” David Brooks writes in his book: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
“A person who has been trained as an interior designer sees a different room … continue reading
Being a good conversationalist is a skill that can be learned.
“We should explicitly teach people, from a young age, how to be good conversationalists,” David Brooks writes in his book: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
But we do not.
“In an attempt to make up for this lack, I’ve spent some time talking with conversation experts and reading … continue reading
1: Journalist and author David Brooks was sitting at a bar near his home nursing his bourbon.
“Because the bar was in D.C.,” he writes in How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen, “there were three guys at a table behind me talking about elections and swing states.
“I was studying the bartender’s Chinese-character tattoos and drawing all sorts of … continue reading
1: Journalist and author David Brooks was intimidated.
He was interviewing a ninety-three-year-old Black woman named LaRue Dorsey at a local diner in Waco, Texas.
A former teacher, LaRue “presented herself to me as a stern drill sergeant type, a woman, she wanted me to know, who was tough, who had standards, who laid down the law,” David Brooks writes in his book How to Know a Person.
“I … 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.
What’s the most stressful situation in which to build a relationship?
A hostage crisis would rank near the top of the list.
This week, we’ve been exploring the ideas in David Brooks… continue reading
1: Some people are natural illuminators, David Brooks writes in his book How to Know Another Person.
Illuminators “have a persistent curiosity about other people,” David writes. “They have been trained or have trained themselves in the craft of understanding others.”
They ask the right question at the right time. “They shine the brightness of their care on people and make they fell bigger, deeper, respected, lit up,” he … continue reading
