1: The year was 2012. DBS, a large Asian bank headquartered in Singapore, had a problem. Card skimmers had hacked into their ATMs. Money was being stolen.
CEO Piyush Gupta moved quickly to identify how the breach had happened.
“The problem was traced to a decision made by a junior operations colleague,” Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra write in CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That … continue reading
1: It’s Saturday night. We are at a chamber music recital, listening intently as the musicians play one of Mozart’s string quartets. When they finish, we join other audience members clapping with genteel applause.
The following day, we attend an NFL football game. On a last-second play, the quarterback finds an open receiver who scores a touchdown, and our team wins the game. We leap to our feet, screaming and … 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: “Just as every object can be measured in length, width, and depth, every organization can be measured in terms of It, We, and I,” Fred Kofman writes in The Meaning Revolution: The Power of Transcendent Leadership.
We begin by imagining a company as a three-dimensional space. We call the three dimensions “It,” “We,” and “I,”
The “It” dimension refers to the tasks, systems, and processes that make up … continue reading
1: On July 2nd, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted to declare independence from Britain.
The following day, July 3rd, final revisions to Thomas Jefferson‘s draft of The Declaration of Independence were agreed to.
Which brings us to the 4th of July, 1776.
“In later years the excessive summer heat of Philadelphia would frequently figure in accounts of Thursday, July 4th, 1776,” David McCullough writes in his Pulitzer … continue reading
1: On July 2nd, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to declare independence from Britain.
“That these United Colonies are, and of a right ought to be, free and independent states, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved,” so read the motion.
But “there was … continue reading
“People can feel empowered or disempowered by the way you run things.” —A priest on the impact of managers, quoted in MIT Sloan Management Review: “What Makes Work Meaningful — Or Meaningless”
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 … continue reading
1: In the English language, the word “stoic” means the unemotional endurance of pain.
But the definition above fails to capture the true essence of the stoic philosophy, which dates back to Greece in the third century BC.
“The Stoics have a bad reputation among the uninformed for being too callous and therefore unlikely to give good advice to kings and princes,” the great stoic writer Seneca wrote in 55 … 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
Getting better at getting better is what Rise With Drew 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: What makes for a great set of company or organizational values?
In last Friday’s post, I talked about the process we went through several years ago … continue reading
