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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. 

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.

Thought Tweet #794

by Rick Baker
On Aug 1, 2013

Thought Tweet #794 Leaders do best when it is clear they have sacred Rules, which we call “The Master Rules”.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Master Rules: these are rules set by the Leader and well-communicated by the Leader to all followers.

The Master Rules must not be bent. And, if they are broken then the consequences are clear and enforced. The Master Rules must capture the essence of the Leader’s Personal Values, mesh with the Leader’s Strengths, and serve as clear directions towards the Leader's Vivid Vision.

 

Thought Tweet #793.5

by Rick Baker
On Jul 31, 2013

Thought Tweet #793.5 Habits have a special relationship with Time. Understand this relationship...it is mind-bending.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Habits have a special relationship with Time.  

Here's some thoughts of introduction...

Many people complain about not having enough time. That complaint is a Bad-Habit symptom of a root cause - i.e., a root cause consisting of other Bad Habits. That I-don't-have-enough-time excuse is a puzzling way of justifying other problems...hence it is an 'excuse'. Time Management is a bugaboo that has the ability to generate Good Habits and Bad Habits.

Good Habits are linked to long-term Goals. [time is long]

Bad Habits are linked to short-term gratification. [time is short]

New Things are the stepping stones along the route between Bad Habits and Good Habits. [planned baby steps in time]

And, of course, regardless of how much time they think they have or think they do not have, People Only Do 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things.

Thought Tweet #793

by Rick Baker
On Jul 31, 2013

Thought Tweet #793 Personal Values and Strengths are wonderful ingredients…when they are put to good use.


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

People can lead extremely happy and fulfilled lives when those two personal things are aligned and put to good use. That use does not have to be leadership. Leadership introduces another layer of complexity. To illustrate this, we added a wrapping called Vision - the Leader’s Vivid Vision. If you want to lead then you owe it to your followers to provide the Leader’s Vision. And – that Vivid Vision has to include the delivery of value to real clients. That way, the followers have at least a fighting chance to succeed. You expand that chance for success by making your Vision vivid. And, communicating it with sticky stories….real stories…personal stories. You are able to do that when you know how to apply your Personal Values and your Strengths and you can envision the end point and the generation of value…ie, the business value that must be exchanged if you are to get to that desired end point.

 

Thought Tweet #792.5

by Rick Baker
On Jul 30, 2013

Thought Tweet #792.5 Isn't it a funny fact-of-life: nobody taught us how to do the most-important things...like changing Bad Habits.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

People taught us reading...

People taught us writing...

People taught us 'rithmetic...

People explained the mistakes we made.

People told us we needed to stop making them.

People told us the good things we needed to do.

Nobody told us how to switch from doing the wrong things to doing the right things.

So...here we are...still trying to fend off Bad Habits.

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