<p>Garry Ridge, former CEO and Chairman Emeritus of WD-40, shares insights from his new book, Any Dumb Ass Can Do It: Learning Moments from an Everyday CEO of a Multi-Billion Dollar Company. He reflects on his 25-year journey leading WD-40, the lessons learned from failure, resilience, and culture-building, and why psychological safety and coaching—not managing—create thriving organizations.</p>

Garry Ridge, former CEO and Chairman Emeritus of WD-40, shares insights from his new book, Any Dumb Ass Can Do It: Learning Moments from an Everyday CEO of a Multi-Billion Dollar Company. He reflects on his 25-year journey leading WD-40, the lessons learned from failure, resilience, and culture-building, and why psychological safety and coaching—not managing—create thriving organizations.

Garry Ridge: Leadership, Culture, and the Power of Learning

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Tune in to FranklinCovey On Leadership, where host Will Houghteling interviews top business thinkers, best-selling authors, researchers, and speakers. Each episode explores practical insights on building resilient cultures, establishing trust with teams and clients, driving breakthrough results, and discovering what makes truly great leadership. To learn more and take your leadership skills to the next level, visit www.FranklinCovey.com Don’t forget to leave us a review so we can reach more people with timeless leadership and life principles!

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