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Sometimes it seems you just can’t win.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 7, 2014

Sometimes it seems you just can’t win.

Sometimes, every action seems right and feels right. Yet, when we add all the actions together we do not get a productive result.

That, in a nutshell, is a common small-business problem.

Often, this problem exists because of one or more of the following:

  • The small-business Culture is not aligned with personal Values
  • The Rules are either not clear or not aligned with personal Values or not enforced
  • The overall Goals are either non-existent or ambiguous
  • The consequences for performance failure are either not clear or not taken seriously
  • Personal accountability takes a back-seat, assuming someone else will do the driving 
While sometimes it seems you just can’t win, that's simply wrong-thinking.
 
The ways to win are clear.

 

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Goals - SMARTACRE Goals | Solutions & Opportunities | Values: Personal Values

A coach transports people to where they want to go.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 6, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

That applies to sports stars. It also applies to people on a nice vacation.

Sometimes it applies in business...

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Humour | Thought Tweets

Don't put off to tomorrow what you can do some day.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 6, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

That's procrastinationisticism at its best.

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Humour | Thought Tweets

Sycophants & lickspittles: friends in need serving egos in need.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 5, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

A couple of funny English words for funny roles.

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Humour | Thought Tweets

How do people who are too busy find time to (1) share their problems with others & (2) watch Reality TV?

by Rick Baker
On Jul 4, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

When 2 pet peeves collide...

(1) People ain't too busy - they just brainwash themselves that way.

(2) Reality TV just ain't - at least it ain't the sort of reality that creates value.

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Humour | I'm too busy! - I don't have time! | Thought Tweets

Misery enjoys company...but it makes a lousy dance partner.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 4, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

A parody of Wisdom of the Ages wrapped in a tribute to Nietzsche's Zarathustra.

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Humour | Thought Tweets

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