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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

You are not paranoid - people ARE watching you.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 4, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

They are watching what you do. They have little ability to understand what you are thinking. Regardless, they are watching what you do. 

That makes you a role model.

That provides you an opportunity to lead by example.

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Humour | Thought Tweets

Good risk managers are allergic to mediocre leaders [and vice-versa].

by Rick Baker
On Jul 4, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Behind every great leader there is a great risk manager. It has always been that way. Now, more than ever risk management is an essential leadership priority. Risk management is an elite business function, intimately intertwined with strategic thinking.

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Humour | Thought Tweets

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear...but you can make a doggie treat...& maybe you can make a porcine purse.

by Rick Baker
On Jul 4, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Don't try to fit square talent pegs into round tasks. Don't burn up your energy battling weakness after weakness. Play to your strengths. 

There's a very-lucrative pet-food market and dogs have quite an appetite for treats.

There's a very-lucrative clothing and accessory industry...it's just possible porcine purses could be the next fashion rage. 

Sow's ears have their place in the world's economy. But, that place isn't in the raw material sections of silk-purse production plants.

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Humour | STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success | Thought Tweets

When you display worry people get nervous. (Wow - Who'd have seen that coming!)

by Rick Baker
On Jul 3, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Let's face it...some of us are natural-born worriers. When worry hits us we would do better if it wasn't for that body-language stuff that causes us to wear our worry on our faces...furrowed brows and similar give-aways.

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Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Humour | Thought Tweets

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