by Larry Dressler | Apr 16, 2019 | From My Bookshelf
When I first met Michelle Hogan over 25 years ago the first thing I noticed about her was her Australian accent. The second thing I noticed was that she talked about brand like nobody else I’d ever met. She said to me, “Larry, forget about your company’s name, logo,...
by Larry Dressler | Mar 6, 2019 | From My Bookshelf
Conformity – going with the established ways of doing things — is a reasonable strategy when it comes to navigating your career. It’s the path of least resistance. But according to author Adam Grant, if you want to change the world, you must pursue the path of...
by Larry Dressler | Jan 23, 2019 | From My Bookshelf
“True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.” Brene’ Brown Most of us want to belong. We want to be accepted, liked, and admired. Sometimes we feel that the only way to get this external validation is to silence an...
by Larry Dressler | Aug 21, 2018 | From My Bookshelf
My last two blogs were about building a team culture of candor and courageous listening. But to do both well, what teams really need is a culture of skillful candor. Communicating with candor without skillfulness can be experienced as attacking, unloading, or...
by Larry Dressler | Jul 24, 2018 | From My Bookshelf
A CEO recently said to me: “Leading my company these days feels like trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube, blindfolded while on a roller coaster.” He was talking about the disorienting pace of change, the inability to predict what will happen next, and the complexity of the...
by Larry Dressler | May 8, 2018 | From My Bookshelf
“What would you do with more courage?” This phrase, in the preface of Shelly Francis’s book, captured me. It immediately brought to mind what I would do: Instead of trying to control a challenging situation I would trust my intuition. I would be willing to make the...
