Rick Baker's Thoughts | February 16. 2015

On Governance… (1)
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Processes & Situations - The Keys to Influencing People (4)
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Big Changes, Difficult Changes...never Impossible Changes (3)
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Time to Stop Hogwashing Relationship-Selling (2)
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Time to Stop Hogwashing Relationship-Selling (2)
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Think in new ways; think in good old ways...just don't waste time dabbling in-between. (3)
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Constructive Criticism is an Oxymoron (32)
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Don't ya just hate it when people tell you they are giving 110%! (2)
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Don't ya just hate it when people tell you they are giving 110%! (2)
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I have much I want to listen to you! (2)
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On Feb 16, 2015

Ask value-packed questions then allow time for people to think, talk, and deliver value-packed answers.

Of course, there are alternatives:

don't bother thinking about great questions...just ask questions as they strike you
don't allow time for people to think...after all, they are too busy to think anyway
don't allow time for people to talk...don't listen to them, interrupt them

And, those alternatives are so regularly chosen...

Isn't that unfortunate!

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