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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2023 · 54 MIN

Take the Maniac Pledge - Garry Ridge

from Do Good To Lead Well with Craig Dowden · host Craig Dowden

How do you establish a positive work culture? Where does an organization’s values arise from? In this episode, Garry answers these questions and more. What You’ll Learn: 1. The Petri dish analogy of growing culture at your company 2. Addressing toxic behavior from high performers 3. Five lessons from tribal communities 4. Identifying if you’re an accidental soul sucking CEO 5. Replacing your managers with coaches 6. Defining your organization’s values and distributing authority 7. The three most important words to learn in your life are I don’t know 8. Flying through turbulence as the captain of the plane 9. What constitutes accountability and how to command it as a leader 10. Taking the Maniac Pledge Who is Garry Ridge? Garry Ridge is the Chairman Emeritus at the WD-40 Company. Under his leadership, WD-40 Company grew their market cap from $250 million to nearly $2.5 billion. He's also a bestselling author and adjunct professor at the University of San Diego, where he teaches the principles and practices of corporate culture and the master of science and executive leadership. He further delves into these principles in his three books: The Unexpected Learning Moment: Lessons in Leading a Thriving Culture through Lockdown 2020, Tribe Culture: How it Shaped WD-40 Company, and the co-authored, Helping People Win at Work: A Business Philosophy called Don’t Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A. He's been named one of the top 10 most admired CEOs in the world by Inc. Magazine. Simon Sinek has called him Igniter of the Year, Global Gurus in 2021. Now, Garry is busy writing a new book called Any Dumb Ass Can Do It. Mentions: Helping People Win at Work: A Business Philosophy called Don’t Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A: https://www.amazon.com/Helping-People-Win-Work-Philosophy/dp/0137011717/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1684957917&refinements=p_27%3AGarry+Ridge&s=books&sr=1-2 Tribe Culture: How it Shaped WD-40 Company: https://www.amazon.com/TRIBE-CULTURE-Shaped-WD-40-Company-ebook/dp/B08DJBZKDP/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1684957917&refinements=p_27%3AGarry+Ridge&s=books&sr=1-3 The Unexpected Learning Moment: Lessons in Leading a Thriving Culture through Lockdown 2020: https://www.amazon.com/UNEXPECTED-LEARNING-MOMENT-Thriving-Lockdown-ebook/dp/B09649CDTM/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1684957917&refinements=p_27%3AGarry+Ridge&s=books&sr=1-4 Follow Garry: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryridge/ More of Do Good to Lead Well: Website: https://craigdowden.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdowden/

How do you establish a positive work culture? Where does an organization’s values arise from? In this episode, Garry answers these questions and more. What You’ll Learn: 1. The Petri dish analogy of growing culture at your company 2. Addressing toxic behavior from high performers 3. Five lessons from tribal communities 4. Identifying if you’re an accidental soul sucking CEO 5. Replacing your managers with coaches 6. Defining your organization’s values and distributing authority 7. The three most important words to learn in your life are I don’t know 8. Flying through turbulence as the captain of the plane 9. What constitutes accountability and how to command it as a leader 10. Taking the Maniac Pledge Who is Garry Ridge? Garry Ridge is the Chairman Emeritus at the WD-40 Company. Under his leadership, WD-40 Company grew their market cap from $250 million to nearly $2.5 billion. He's also a bestselling author and adjunct professor at the University of San Diego, where he teaches the principles and practices of corporate culture and the master of science and executive leadership. He further delves into these principles in his three books: The Unexpected Learning Moment: Lessons in Leading a Thriving Culture through Lockdown 2020, Tribe Culture: How it Shaped WD-40 Company, and the co-authored, Helping People Win at Work: A Business Philosophy called Don’t Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A. He's been named one of the top 10 most admired CEOs in the world by Inc. Magazine. Simon Sinek has called him Igniter of the Year, Global Gurus in 2021. Now, Garry is busy writing a new book called Any Dumb Ass Can Do It. Mentions: Helping People Win at Work: A Business Philosophy called Don’t Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A: https://www.amazon.com/Helping-People-Win-Work-Philosophy/dp/0137011717/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1684957917&refinements=p_27%3AGarry+Ridge&s=books&sr=1-2 Tribe Culture: How it Shaped WD-40 Company: https://www.amazon.com/TRIBE-CULTURE-Shaped-WD-40-Company-ebook/dp/B08DJBZKDP/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1684957917&refinements=p_27%3AGarry+Ridge&s=books&sr=1-3 The Unexpected Learning Moment: Lessons in Leading a Thriving Culture through Lockdown 2020: https://www.amazon.com/UNEXPECTED-LEARNING-MOMENT-Thriving-Lockdown-ebook/dp/B09649CDTM/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1684957917&refinements=p_27%3AGarry+Ridge&s=books&sr=1-4 Follow Garry: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryridge/ More of Do Good to Lead Well: Website: https://craigdowden.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdowden/

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