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 Friday, we analyzed five factors that make our work meaningful, as Catherine Bailey and Adrian Madden outline in their article What Makes Work Meaningful — Or Meaningless in … 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 in Fred Kofman‘s book The Meaning Revolution. Fred believes that to be a truly successful leader, “We need to make our lives … continue reading
1: “People with targets and jobs dependent upon meeting them will probably meet the targets, even if they have to destroy the enterprise to do it,” observed W. Edwards Deming, the eminent scholar and management theorist.
Our “real job” is to help our company win, Fred Kofman writes in The Meaning Revolution. “That is, to accomplish its mission profitably and ethically.”
But that’s not what we … continue reading
1: It was a brutally hot day in Las Vegas.
The conference room where the meeting was being held was freezing, however.
“The participants of my ‘Conscious Business’ workshop pulled their jackets tight and grimaced. They weren’t just cold; they were pissed off,” Fred Kofman writes in The Meaning Revolution: The Power of Transcendent Leadership.
“They looked at me icily,” Fred remembers. “I’ve been in situations like this many … continue reading
1: New year. New us.
That’s a possibility. But what precisely are we going to do differently?
One of my big learnings last year was around the power of intrinsic motivators.
We often set goals where our reward is getting a promotion or a raise. Or being recognized for winning a game. These are examples of extrinsic motivators. Things outside of us.
There’s nothing wrong with extrinsic motivation. But the … 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.
To build a great place to work, one of the most impactful levers we have is the power of purpose.
Question: Why should we care about the meaning in … 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 and here: we explored the strategic importance of being a great place to work.
Where do we start if our goal is to create a dynamic … continue reading
1: The answer?
Self-coaching. Then, coaching others to coach themselves. Who 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. He wrote a brilliant book Leading Well from Within.
So far this week, we’ve examined the power of: (1) asking questions and (2) starting with purpose… continue reading
1: DO THE HARD THING reads the sign above author Steven Kotler‘s desk.
Yes, the phrase is “a great reminder to attack life’s challenges,” but that’s not the point, he writes in The Art of the Impossible.
Its “real function is much smaller: It’s to remind me to do one extra item on my to-do list before I take my first break,” he writes.
“If my day’s first … continue reading
1: When we reflect on our lives, what are our proudest accomplishments? Steven Kotler asks in The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer.
“Now think about how hard we worked to accomplish them. Sure, everybody gets lucky a few times. There’s always a handful of occasions when you get exactly what you want without having to work very hard to achieve it,” he observes.
“But are those the memories that … continue reading
