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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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Knowledge costs money and lack of knowledge costs more.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We must pay to learn . We can buy knowledge contained in books. We can buy knowledge contained in hard knocks . We must pay…
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The power behind our reactions is far too important to be left to chance.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Knee-jerk reactions catch our attention and we hold them in disfavour. Yet – what are we doing to make sure they don’t happen…
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Don't be fooled - only deliberate practice allows talents to master tasks.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Take Talent To Task: Take Task To Talent. That's a lot better than taking weakness to tasks and taking tasks to people who are…
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Only a silly person would waste time talking about not having enough time.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet I mean - you wouldn't throw away perfectly good food while complaining about being hungry...would you? The time right in front…
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The essence of business is exchange of value.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Stephen R Covey taught - the essence of business is relationships . I believe the essence of business is exchange of value . I…
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Loyalty is Trust's better half.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We should cut loyal people some slack. They should not be taken for granted. They deserve much-better-than-average treatment…
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Good things come in little packages: that's the key to excellent work-process success.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Dr. Richard Carlson taught - " Don't sweat the small stuff ". That's good advice as long as it confined within the following…
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Organized people get work done; disorganized people get work repeated.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Disorganization = more errors = more fixing of errors = repeated work. And, of course, disorganization consumes time and…
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Little of value exists without self-confidence. Self-confidence moves the world.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Self-confidence sustains. Self-confidence is the catalyst of progress. Self-confidence moves people. Self-confidence…
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Perception is reality...and perceptions change over time, taking reality with them.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Perceptions are fragile things. Our perceptions are partial, filtered, skewed... Even some of our most-vivid and most-believed…
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Toe the line and be ready to leap before opportunity knocks.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet " Be Prepared " - Boy Scout motto Lord Baden-Powell - Soldier, Writer, Boy Scouts Founder (1857-1941) *** Opportunity rides on…
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Powerful leaders take us to new realities.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Powerful leaders possess the ability to bring about ' new realities '...some tremendously good, some tremendously bad. While…
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When you see your boss's weaknesses do you see your opportunities?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Many people complain about the boss. That's the norm. Few people realize the boss' weaknesses are prime routes to…
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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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Yes, it can be difficult...that's why it's called work.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet But, Difficult should not mean Unpleasant . Physically-difficult work burns up energy in muscles, etc. It strengthens the…
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We benefit when someone or something makes us do what we can.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Even the great Ralph Waldo Emerson needed that sort of help. Emerson said, " What I most need is somebody to make me do what I…
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Workplace High-Pressure: does it cut the feet out from under your smartest people?
The Thinking Behind the Tweet A high IQ doesn’t necessarily mean a high ability to work under stress . In fact, it is possible the opposite is true. Do you…
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Negative feelings cheat us: they take much energy from us and they give little of value in return.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We feel good when we participate in fair & square deals! We would be annoyed if someone else came by and started stealing our…
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Anxiety: be present, don't fret over it, observe it in real time, & learn what it takes to control it if it gets out of hand.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Anxiety is in our genes...what we feel now is the legacy of the fight or flight 'wiring' that allowed our ancestors to bring us…
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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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"When you chase your tail ‘literally’, you get tired; when you chase your tail ‘figuratively’, you get nowhere."
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Bad Habits are a lot like chasing your tail. They consume energy and take you away from your long-term goals. Loss of Focus and…
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Creativity in science appears when insightful theories test known 'truths'. The same applies in business.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet If the writers of screen and theater plays decide the status quo is good enough and stop coming up with new ways to get our…
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We all have the same amount of time...we know the past is gone...we know we have the present...we only hope we have the future.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Time is our most-precious commodity. We cannot afford to waste any of it complaining about not having enough of it. Only a…
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Sometimes you just can win!
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Sure, sometimes you just can't win. Everybody knows that. Almost everybody says that. And, some people are caught up in the…
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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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"Fear is (a) an impulse, (b) a habit, (c) a disease."
The Thinking Behind The Tweet That's a quote from Frank Channing Haddock's ' The Culture of Courage ', (1910). What an interesting view of fear. What an…