1: Stanford professor Dr. Carol Dweck and her colleagues administered a nonverbal IQ test to two groups of adolescents
Afterwards, one group was praised for their intelligence (“You must be smart!”).
The other was praised for their effort (“You must have worked really hard!”).
The researchers then administered a second test with a harder set of problems.
“The intelligence-praised children performed worse,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 … continue reading
“As we mature we progressively narrow the scope and variety of our lives. Of all the interests we might pursue, we settle on a few. Of all the people with whom we might associate, we select a small number. We become caught in a web of fixed relationships. We develop set ways of doing things.” –John W. Gardner
1: Imagine we are going to visit our doctor.
We already … continue reading
1: Back in 2014, business was booming at Google and Apple.
Not so much at Microsoft. The one-time tech leader was stumbling.
“As the world shifted to mobile and cloud computing,” Geoff Woods writes in The AI-Driven Leader, “Microsoft was falling behind, gasping for breath. It was out of touch and slow to adapt.”
In February of that year, Satya Nadella became just the third CEO 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.
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 … continue reading
1: “Culture can be a hard topic to get one’s head around,” Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra write in CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest.
Perhaps the best definition comes from Marvin Bower, McKinsey & Company‘s former managing director, who said culture is “the way we do things around here.”
Which is why the world’s best … 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
1: VUCA stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity.
That’s our world. There are two ways we can show up.
Option one? A reactive mindset. “We feel threatened with fear, stress, self-doubt, ego, and conflict; where an unconscious and reflexive series of protective responses can dominate our psyche and ripple through our actions, activating similar experiences in others that can instantly drain energy and fragment teams as well as families,” … continue reading
Many of us focus on our weaknesses. We focus on improving in areas where we don’t currently excel.
PCI is a strengths-based company. We encourage our associates to identify people’s strengths, what they are good at and what they are passionate about, and put those strengths into action.
Consider the amount of effort and energy it takes to improve a skill from “poor” to “fair.” Now, imagine instead using that … continue reading
There’s an expression I like: the day you stop learning is the day you start dying. That can happen when we are 17. Or 97.
This week we’re exploring five lessons which have helped PCI survive and thrive over the last 100 years.
Lesson #3: Becoming a learning organization – learning, growth, and getting better at getting better – is the best strategy to stay ahead of the frantic and unpredictable change which characterizes … continue reading
