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Much of Culp’s success can be traced to three important initiatives: (1) He worked with the board on a portfolio of businesses that exploited all the powers of DBS. (2) Unlike leaders who prefer to hire those who aren’t a threat, he increased the organization’s focus on talent and surrounded himself with people who would keep up with his fast pace. (3) He pushed DBS deeper into the organization. He and his colleagues developed an expanded toolkit touching every facet of the company.
Lessons From the Titans
Scott Davis, Carter Copeland, and Rob Wertheimer
You have to ask the questions you need to ask, admit without apology what you don’t understand, and do the work to learn what you need to learn as quickly as you can. There’s nothing less confidence-inspiring than a person faking a knowledge they don’t possess.– Iger (The Ride of a Lifetime)
Coming About With Bob Iger
cloudvalley.substack.com
Great brands understand this concept really well. When you go shopping at their flagship store, it’s obvious how much care and craft go into creating this environment of mutually recognized accomplishment: not just in the decor and the aesthetic, but more importantly, in your interaction with the merchant. It could be as simple as the merchant seeing your t-shirt and nodding, nice; or getting offered a house discount to acknowledge that shared history.
Tokengated Commerce
notboring.co
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