Culture Classics: A Culture of Caring, Not Popcorn, with Garry Ridge

Rethink Culture

"Culture is not about popcorn, peanuts, ping pong. It's about having a heart of gold and a backbone of steel... Be a caring organization... It's a balance between being tough minded and tenderhearted... It's simple, it's not easy, and time is not your friend."

We're republishing one of our "Culture Classics" featuring Garry Ridge. Garry is a “champion-of-hope” leader and has defined culture at the WD-40 Company for an impressive 35 years, where he is currently serving as Chairman Emeritus. As the founder of The Learning Moment and an executive coach, Garry has dedicated his career to making the world a happier place by consulting leaders on how to create caring organizations.

There is so much to unpack in this episode. Get ready to be inspired and acquire valuable knowledge from one of the industry's most respected leaders.

📢 Do you want to build a high-performance culture? It all starts here: www.rethinkculture.co

Production, video, and audio editing by Evangelia Alexaki of Musicove Productions.

Listen to this episode to discover:
· The ingredients that should go into the Petri Dish of Culture

· Who is The Soul-Sucking CEO of Fear Inc

· The Four Pillars of Care

· What is The Learning Moment

· What are The Habits of a Servant Leader

· Garry's four values: Hope, Harmony, Optimism, and Confidence

· The influence of Garry’s Dad, Mom and his employer Mr. Lambert

· Why we should rename HR into Culture & Capabilities

· The tribal culture of WD-40

Further resources:

· Garry’s Website: thelearningmoment.net

· Garry Ridge on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/garryridge/

· The One Minute Manager, by Dr. Ken Blanchard

· Helping People Win at Work, by Garry Ridge and Ken Blanchard

· Multipliers, by Liz Wiseman

· All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, by Robert Fulghum

· To Be Honest, by Ron A. Carucci

· What Got You Here Won't Get You There, by Marshall Goldsmith

· The Song of Significance, by Seth Godin