by Larry Dressler | Dec 10, 2021 | On My Mind
Several years back I had the opportunity to work with a co-op founded by a group of artists who had all formerly experienced homelessness. I was invited to facilitate a strategic planning meeting involving the entire co-op membership. We met in their rented warehouse...
by Larry Dressler | Apr 21, 2021 | In My Tool Bag
When teams need to talk about big ideas, complex challenges, or emotions, it can be hard to know where to start. In these cases, words can be inadequate means for getting a team to talk. Among the tools in my travel satchel are markers, post-its, and tape and, also a...
by Larry Dressler | Oct 21, 2020 | In My Ear Buds
Words matter. Ideas can inspire. And, the ability of a leader to recognize what needs to be said — and how to say it — in a critical moment is a unique gift. Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, It Was Said takes us into various inflection points in...
by Larry Dressler | Sep 17, 2020 | On My Mind
Even before so many of us started working from home, companies were already mastering the art of distributed teams. Distributed teams are made up of team members working from different locations. Most commonly, distributed team members work in different cities and...
by Larry Dressler | Feb 11, 2020 | In My Ear Buds
It’s easy to assume that people who start iconic companies succeed because they are smarter, luckier, and more capable than the rest of us. But when you listen to Guy Raz, host of the podcast “How I Built This”, interview the founders of companies like DoorDash,...
