https://rickbaker.ca/category/father-to-son-lessons/ Rick Baker's Thought Posts — plain-spoken writing on leadership, business values, communication, habits, and the people side of building a business. Publishing since 2008. en-ca https://rickbaker.ca/post/know-people/https://rickbaker.ca/post/know-people/Wed, 23 Dec 2015 07:30:00 -0500Father-to-Son Business Lesson #19 Below is a note sent by me to my son, over 5 years ago. This note was #19 in a long series of father-to-son Business… https://rickbaker.ca/post/human-all-too-human/https://rickbaker.ca/post/human-all-too-human/Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:30:00 -0500Father-to-Son Business Lesson #28 From the 2005/2006 series of Father-to-Son Business Lessons… A little advice on people, failing, succeeding…and not giving… https://rickbaker.ca/post/obvious-adams-the-five-tests-of-obviousness/https://rickbaker.ca/post/obvious-adams-the-five-tests-of-obviousness/Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:30:00 -0500‘ Obvious Adams ’ is a curious little book, roughly 6,000 words placed on 50 pages. The book, first published by Robert R. Updegraff in 1916, can be read in… https://rickbaker.ca/post/don-t-put-the-cart-before-the-horse-part-1/https://rickbaker.ca/post/don-t-put-the-cart-before-the-horse-part-1/Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:30:00 -0500Another father-to-son note… “ There are carts and horses and chariot drivers and chariot warriors. I figure the Greeks, about 3000 years ago, looked at it…