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EPISODE · Jul 31, 2025 · 54 MIN

Interview: Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It, featuring Garry Ridge

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Garry Ridge is the Chairman Emeritus of WD-40. During his 25-year tenure, he transformed the company's culture and increased its market value from $250 million to $1.6 billion. Garry is known for his leadership philosophy that emphasizes learning, psychological safety, and servant leadership.In this episode, Paul and Garry discuss his new book: Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It and Tribe Culture: How It Shaped WD-40 Company. They get into transforming the culture of any organization can be both simple and not easy, and draw on insights from Garry's long career on how to turn the theory of it into action.Resources mentioned in this episode:Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It and Tribe Culture: How It Shaped WD-40 Company - https://www.amazon.com/Any-Dumb-Ass-Can-Do-Multi-Billion-Dollar/dp/1637746296Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

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Garry Ridge is the Chairman Emeritus of WD-40. During his 25-year tenure, he transformed the company's culture and increased its market value from $250 million to $1.6 billion. Garry is known for his leadership philosophy that emphasizes learning, psychological safety, and servant leadership. In this episode, Paul and Garry discuss his new book: Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It and Tribe Culture: How It Shaped WD-40 Company. They get into transforming the culture of any organization can be both...

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Garry Ridge is the Chairman Emeritus of WD-40. During his 25-year tenure, he transformed the company's culture and increased its market value from $250 million to $1.6 billion. Garry is known for his leadership philosophy that emphasizes learning,...

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