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The Need to Do Better Business...call it Spirited Business

by Rick Baker
On Jun 26, 2012

We have been spoiled by a relatively-easy business environment for the last couple of generations.

Now, as the last 4 years is showing us, just to 'keep up' let alone thrive, there is a need to do better business than we have done in recent generations.

Call it Spirited business.

As in...

 

     Bad Feelings At Work                    Good Feelings At Work

  Working With Weaknesses              Working With Strengths

    Doing Work That Exhausts            Doing Work That Energizes

Being Uninspired                                Being Spirited

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Leaders' Thoughts | Measure & Monitor

Thought Tweet #506

by Rick Baker
On Jun 25, 2012
Thought Tweet #506 Feelings are contagious. If you want positivity, optimism, and enthusiasm then spread those things.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

The positivity, optimism, and enthusiasm do not have to be unreal or outrageous. They simply have to be.

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Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #505

by Rick Baker
On Jun 22, 2012

Thought Tweet #505 How do you adjust your thought process to tackle the next task, as it arrives?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

This is something worth thinking about: you could ignore it and just 'do what you do' the next time a task arrives; you could create, with intent, a process to follow when you switch from one task to the next; perhaps, you could have a ritual like golfers use when they approach the ball.

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Borrowing Brilliance | Thought Tweets

The Force of Personality

by Rick Baker
On Jun 21, 2012

It seems to me personality is one of the most underestimated forces. Also, the impact of flawed personality is equally misunderstood or overlooked or underestimated.

Certainly, the make-up of a magnetic personality is subjective...as is the make-up of a flawed personality. Yet, with a little observation or a check of gut feel we know when we are in the presence of magnetic personalities and flawed personalities. 

Most people judge others and they judge others quickly. We judge others unconsciously or consciously and often we judge others both ways.

Despite our ability to quickly judge others, most of the time we underestimate the impact of personalities, both good ones and not-so-good ones. We must underestimate personalities. If that was not the case then we would take more constructive action to improve our personalities and help other people improve theirs. 

How would we do that?

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Personalities @ Work | Questions?: The Art of Asking Good Questions

Thought Tweet #504

by Rick Baker
On Jun 21, 2012

Thought Tweet #504 There is no set reality; reality is but what we make of it, nothing more, nothing less, unless we ask someone else.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Along the lines of perception is reality and don't assume, ask questions...and much more.

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Beyond Business | Thought Tweets

Thought Tweet #503

by Rick Baker
On Jun 20, 2012

Thought Tweet #503 Work-process needs to be simple & usable, systematic & clear, & properly communicated. Otherwise, it will not be catchy.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

As the discipline of hierarchy has changed with the times, so must work process.

 

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Seeking Simple! | Thought Tweets

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