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Good News: you have an emotionally charged group of leaders. Now: how do you convert that energy to the positive?
When our ancestors first saw fire, the first things they saw and understood were destruction and danger. As time passed, as they became more thoughtful and…
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Leaders: Make sure your confidence does not threaten your followers.
Some followers are intimidated by Leader's self-confidence. Here are some Spirited suggestions, to make sure you do not come across that way: Be authentic…it…
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Plan for the particular and the peculiar...because that's what you are...and so is your perspective.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Particular, peculiar, distinctive, & unique: in the English language the meaning of these words overlap. Of these 4 words, we…
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We should make meetings so laborious people choose to do the work between them over presenting excuses during them.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of excuses. Anticipate Situations .
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Howling at the moon won't make it any brighter & yapping dogs don't make their owners any smarter.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Constructive criticism is an oxymoron ...in relationships, it's an interpersonal liberty taken one step too far.
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People think 600-700 words per minute. People talk 100-200 words per minute. Most people listen...maybe 1 or 2.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Listening - a little bit goes a long way. Just imagine what could be accomplished by a lot of listening.
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Small business is like walking a tightrope: failure to step gets you nowhere & slip-ups bring you down.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Take Delegation seriously. It is really important to do it and to allow yourself and your people to learn from errors .
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5 reasons to listen: (1) to understand, (2) to act, (3) to respond, (4) because it's your job, & (5) because you like people.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Most people listen poorly . It's reciprocal: people don't listen to them so they return the disfavour. Then there's this pent…
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Some ancient wisdom for Success: Have bone in back, not bone in head.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Probably no ancient person ever said that. But, we will never know for sure. On the other hand, I did write “ People…
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You are so derisive...if only you could change that "r" to a "c" you'd have one good character attribute going for you.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet This thought occurred to me while I was trying not to listen to a particularly annoying nitpicker. ...but for one letter…
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Our fingers naturally point outwards. Perhaps that's why we point at others when it's time to place blame.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The joys of evolution! It seems [until someone helps me understand otherwise] we humans are the only animals capable of…
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In pre-historic times people who didn't listen got eaten...now they propagate at will.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Could it be 21 st Century predators are a forgiving lot of creatures? Could it be Darwin was wrong? ...survival of the fittest…
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Other people prefer it when you are present-minded rather than absent-minded.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet 'Getting present' is a Focus exercise...a mind-process of narrowing and fixing attention. 'Staying present' is a Concentration…
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We praise our phones by calling them "smart" then we toss them away, replacing them in their adolescence.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Our technologies are becoming as fragile as our relationships. Puppy Love used to apply to puppies...then it morphed toward…
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You can't teach an old dog new tricks...unless, perhaps, you praise him enthusiastically...and feed him the meat he craves.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Sometimes old sayings go too far. If you can teach yourself some new tricks then you can teach old dogs new tricks.
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It's okay to yell and scream at work...celebrations do not have to be subdued.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Baby Boomers , an interesting ' generation ': grew up under pressure ...watched the first steps on the moon...survived disco…
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Social Media provides an excellent opportunity to say what you say instead of do what you do.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Are you hunkering down over anti-social media? Some thoughts about Fake Work . ...yes...pots do call kettles black.
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Eggs don't hatch where scarcity-thinking roosts.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Scarcity-thinking stifles curiosity and creativity and when curiosity and creativity are stifled success is elusive. It is…
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When we were newborn babes, we somehow knew the best way to get what we wanted was kicking and screaming.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When we were newborn babes, we somehow knew the best way to get what we wanted was kicking and screaming. At first, really nice…
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In ancient times it was easy to protect intellectual property...when chisels were stolen few thieves could write in stone.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet There's a long legacy of ' idea theft'. When our ancestors got beyond chisels and stones and into more-formal business…
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Time management tip: file files. Their name lets us know what we are supposed to do with them.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Well...that is why they call them files isn't it? I mean - those things don't have that name because of some other…
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About deviant behaviour in business: remove some, emulate some, & take care with the choices you make.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet To influence change, you must focus on specific vital behaviours. Find 'deviant' behaviour that needs to be removed...find…
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Problems are both the beast and the beauty of business.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Remember... Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And beasts are also in the eye of the beholder. *** "A beast does not know…
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In days of old, fear made us fit and functional. Now, with many options as close as our remote, we rarely allow that.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Fear is the part of the human condition that provides us a fighting [or flighting ] chance to survive. In tougher-times-of-old…
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If you are spending too much time fighting fires at work, your career is getting doused.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The economy would get a serious boost if 10% of business people would apply the 80/20 Rule and spend more time doing work…
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Don't delegate any task you cannot do yourself...except software engineering.
Clint Eastwood taught those villains, "A man must know his limitations." Similarly, a man must understand he is at risk when he delegates beyond his…
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When there's no two ways about it, it isn't good conversation.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Well...that's an idiom wrapped up in an aphorism wrapped up in a bit of truism. Regardless, closed minds don't tolerate others'…
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So you have a mind like a steel trap do you…then you will know intelligent life forms choose to avoid traps.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Illustrations of mental prowess can put people off....especially when performed by braggarts and wiseacres.
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If you want to hit a grand slam in business, use your WOMBAT.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet WOMBAT W ord O f M outh B usiness A cquisition T eam
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If our ancient ancestors thought and acted like they were too busy they would have been eaten. Then where would we be?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet The next time you feel inclined to complain about being too busy think of your ancestors . Wonderful heritage - Evolution…