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Kobe Bogaert and Heather Neely connect with Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40, about his experience as a servant leader. Garry is also the founder of The Learning Moment, where he shares his wisdom with organizations and leaders to help them build...
Kobe Bogaert and Heather Neely connect with Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40, about his experience as a servant leader. Garry is also the founder of The Learning Moment, where he shares his wisdom with organizations and leaders to help them build their cultures. This episode is like a crash course of The Learning Moment—packed with memorable anecdotes and leadership insights.
In today’s conversation, we explore:
The importance of humility, learning, and putting people first in leadership
How to create a culture of belonging and high-performance
How to prioritize and embed your company’s values in everyday conversations
A permission statement for responsibility or the “maniac pledge”
How to develop a positive company culture through relationship and trust-building
About Garry Ridge: Garry Ridge spent 25 years as CEO building one of the world’s most beloved and recognized branded companies, the WD-40 Company, starting with creating a culture of leaders and individual contributors who are genuinely joyful in their work. He refers to this time of his career as his apprenticeship. And now, he fulfills his life’s purpose by transforming his learnings into teachings, extending his guidance as a coach to companies and executives worldwide. Garry co-authored Helping People Win at Work with Ken Blanchard and contributed a chapter to the Marshall Goldsmith/Frances Hesselbein book Work is Love Made Visible. You may also know Garry from his foreword in Growing Groups Into Teams. His forthcoming book, Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It, is scheduled for release in 2024.
About the book, Growing Groups Into Teams: How do you turn a group of individuals into a highly effective, productive team? Growing Groups into Teams is an unusually useful book written by a team of generative consultants and coaches that has helped thousands of groups become effective teams.
Through real-life stories combined with pragmatic advice, this book strengthens your ability to see what’s needed and take effective action:
What two promises turn a group into a team
How to engage people to make those promises
How to invite responsibility and accountability
How to include and inspire people across differences
How to build and rebuild trust, and more!
Regardless of how productive your teams are today, the insights in this book will help you grow to the next level to drive your business or organization forward. Order your copy today!
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