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Thought Tweet #796

by Rick Baker
On Aug 5, 2013

Thought Tweet #796 Simplify your approach to business by accepting – Business contains only 3 things: People, Process, and Situations.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

When you create this short list it increases the likelihood you will give people and situations the attention they deserve…and must have…if you are to excel as a business leader.

More about Seeking Simple

 

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Business Contains Only 3 Things | Seeking Simple! | Thought Tweets

A Spirited Leaders scenario - #1

by Rick Baker
On Aug 4, 2013

You want to make some changes at work. Things are not terrible. On the other hand, things just aren’t clicking. Too much time being spent unproductively. Not enough money for the time spent.

So, you want to make some changes at work…to free up time…to increase cash.

You can free up some time to work on this. But, the way things are during your workday, that’s a hard thing to do. Time is one thing that always seems to be in short supply…time…and money.

What are your options?

You could get an injection of motivational education at one of those seminars. But, you won’t do that. That provides some feel good but it does not bring results. The motivation wears off before you get back to the office. And, it has no chance to spread to the people who really need it.

You could attend one of those 2-day educational programs. But, you won’t do that either. Those sessions are interesting for the first hour or so then they start to bore you with pre-set, role-playing exercises that do not work in real life. And, you certainly couldn’t justify wasting your people’s time at these sorts of sessions.

You could attend an education session designed by an entrepreneur for entrepreneurs. Not a book-length, dragged out, lesson-after-lesson thing. Just a set of 10 ideas, simple ideas, which you can quickly buy into and put to good use at your business.

Even if you only choose to put one good idea to use…that’s a start. Putting a new idea to good use: you know that’s the best way to make a positive change at work.

Get started. And, improve your business one good idea at a time.

One good idea…to free up time…to increase cash.

At the very least – one good idea…to free up time…to increase cash.

That’s what we promise.

That’s what we deliver.

 

 

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Spirited Leaders

Thought Tweet #795.5

by Rick Baker
On Aug 2, 2013

Thought Tweet #795.5 Good News: you have an emotionally charged group of leaders. Now: how do you convert that energy to the positive?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

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 more adventuresome, our ancestors learned the energy of fire could be harnessed and put to productive use. 

Harnessing energy and putting it to good use...that's the territory of leadership.

[So, when you see people blowing off steam at work recognize there is energy generating the steam. Energy is good. Energy does good when it is harnessed and properly directed. That's a thing of leadership.]

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Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Humour | Leaders' Thoughts | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #795

by Rick Baker
On Aug 2, 2013

Thought Tweet #795 The Leader must set the overall Goals for the company. You know that. Do you do it?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

The Leader must also set personal Goals....consistent with business Goals, Personal Values, and the Leader's Vivid Vision.  These Goals must be well-communicated to all followers. And, the Leader must lead by example.

And Actions speak louder than words. 

Teaching & Learning: Noble & Wicked Ways

by Rick Baker
On Aug 2, 2013

Who needs to learn?

Who do you think is in most need of learning...You? Others?

Who is going to do the teaching...You? Others?

How will the teaching and learning be done...In a noble way? In a wicked way? Perhaps you do not know. Perhaps the teaching and learning ways will be left to chance? Perhaps, they will just happen

  

 

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People want to do better: people want to improve and make meaningful contributions.

Some take time to accept that statement; others know it but forget it from time to time.

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Leaders' Thoughts | Questions?: The Art of Asking Good Questions

Thought Tweet #794.5

by Rick Baker
On Aug 1, 2013

Thought Tweet #794.5 What skill comes first: (1) you using your time productively or (2) you helping someone else use his time productively?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Watch what they do, not what they say.

Do what I say, not what I do.

Physician, heal thyself.

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