1: Imagine we are at a neighborhood barbecue. Or perhaps a work event with people we don’t know. Or barely know at all.
Let’s say we want to connect. Get to know someone. Not just small talk.
Yesterday, we looked at questions we don’t want to ask. Questions that evaluate the other person. Or closed questions that limit the way they can respond. Or vague questions like “How’s it … continue reading
1: “If I’m going to get to know you,” David Brooks writes in his book How to Know a Person, “it’s not because I have the magical ability to peer into your soul; it’s because I have the skill of asking the sorts of questions that will give you a chance to tell me about who you are.”
David believes there are good questions, and there are bad questions.… continue reading
1: David Bradley has a unique skill.
A skill that allowed him to start two successful consulting firms and then buy and revive The Atlantic magazine.
The skill? “He’s fantastic at seeing and choosing the right people,” David Brooks writes in his book How to Know a Person.
“Job interviews are notoriously unreliable,” David observes, “in part because many people aren’t good at seeing others, and in part because … 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 experiment with different approaches and tools to strengthen my relationships with the people I love and care about.
We will revisit … continue reading
1: “Revenue is the aqua viva—the lifeblood—of the organization. Without it the organization will die,” Jeffrey Fox writes in How to Become a Rainmaker: The Rules for Getting and Keeping Customers and Clients.
What is a Rainmaker?
Simply put, The Rainmaker is a “person who brings revenue into an organization, be it profit or not-for-profit. That revenue comes from customers and donors.”
2: Why do we call these people … 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 experiment with different approaches and tools to strengthen my relationships with the people I love and care about.
We will revisit … 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
1: There are two types of people in the world, David Brooks writes in his book How to Know A Person.
There are “Illuminators.” Who possess “a persistent curiosity about other people,” David writes. “They shine the brightness of their care on people and make they feel bigger, deeper, respected, lit up.”
And then there are “Diminishers.” “Who make other people feel small. Often, they are so involved with … 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
Back in the 1970s, Parker Palmer, the prominent Quaker writer and educator was offered the opportunity to become a college president, David Brooks writes in his book: How to Know a Person.
“In order to think through the decision,” David notes, Parker “engaged in a Quaker practice that involves a body called a clearness committee. The committee is a group of peers who simply pose questions and allow the person … continue reading
