by Rick Baker
On Jul 24, 2012
All businesses experience a series of problems. Solving problems is essentially what business is all about. However, business should not be a strung-out set of stressed-out problem-solving experiences. Business should not be that painful.
When you boil business down you find people.
So, restating the above:
People's jobs and careers should not be struggling, painful experiences dragged out over long periods of time.
People should step back every once in a while and check the health of their job, career, and business.
Does their workday contain any unhealthy symptoms?
As introductory examples, people could check for:
- Failure to reply to phone messages and email messages...2 main reasons why this is unhealthy: it closes the door to potential opportunities, especially the value embedded in weak links and it brands you and your company as self-focused....this is especially a problem if you and/or your business are active with other aspects of social media such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and You Tube. [another idea to consider - ] Successful People Have More Time
- Stalled Sales...there are root causes. What are they? [an idea to consider]
- Chronic errors...there are root causes. What are they? [an idea to consider]
- Software or process technologies falling behind [an idea to consider]
- Tightening cash flow [an idea to consider]
- Increased disharmony among employees [an idea to consider]
- Increased turnover [an idea to consider]
by Rick Baker
On Jun 12, 2012
Thought Tweet #497 Tackle problems: hit them high, hit them low...rip the ball out from their hands.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Unresolved, lingering problems gnaw away at your brain energy. Attack problems and pluck that destructive power away from them.
by Rick Baker
On Apr 24, 2012
Thought Tweet #462 Many people find it much easier to choose from options (a),(b),&(c) than to create their own option.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
There are 3 good options: (1) help those people by providing options, (2) help those people by providing decision-making help such as P=2S+O tools, and (3) help those people develop imagination and creativity.