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Thought Tweet #728

by Rick Baker
On May 1, 2013

Thought Tweet #728 Show & Tell...Pick Show!

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

In our younger days, our grade-school teachers tried to teach us how to Show & Tell.

[Perhaps due to the latency effect] Many of us only picked up the last half of the lesson.

It is really tough to lead by example when you are long on Tell and short on Show.

 

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Beyond Business | Leaders' Thoughts | Thought Tweets

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Thought Tweet #727

by Rick Baker
On Apr 30, 2013

Thought Tweet #727 You know you are a leader when you feel confident in the face of confrontation.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

You know you are a leader when you have confidence in situations of conflict.

[Bearing in mind...even the best of leaders have bad days along with their good days. For example, read the biography of Lord Admiral Nelson.]

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Hero Worship | Leaders' Thoughts | Thought Tweets

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Thought Tweet #726

by Rick Baker
On Apr 29, 2013

Thought Tweet #726 Like Beauty, Fairness is in the eye of the beholder.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Fairness - an admirable motive...but, one that has a really difficult time surviving both delivery and receipt.

Fairness - a thing that tends to be torn between biased perspectives.

The rest of the world will treat me unfairly...OK...I will live with that.

I will treat others unfairly...OK...I will live with that too.

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Beyond Business | Criticism: Constructive Criticism is an Oxymoron | Thought Tweets

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Thought Tweet #725

by Rick Baker
On Apr 26, 2013

Thought Tweet #725 How do your inner insecurities handle themselves in tough situations?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Do they champion courage?

Do they cry out for help?

Do they fluctuate in-between?

Do you make the best of your tough situations?

Does your self-control grow?

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Attitude: Creating Positive Attitude | Business Contains Only 3 Things | Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Questions?: The Art of Asking Good Questions | Thought Tweets

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Thought Tweet #724

by Rick Baker
On Apr 25, 2013

Thought Tweet #724 Judge others carefully & know emotions cloud the truth. Believe emotions reveal the truth & judge others harshly.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

It's not a question of right or wrong. It's just a couple of observations. 

Emotions [in contrast to feelings] are vestiges of formerly-useful genetically ingrained information.

Thoughts & judgments are matters of some choice. Expressions of thoughts & judgments are matters of more choice.

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Criticism: Constructive Criticism is an Oxymoron | Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Thought Tweets

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Thought Tweet #723

by Rick Baker
On Apr 24, 2013

Thought Tweet #723 Leadership is about a better future.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Leadership is about holding a picture of a better future in your mind...and seeing others, better off, in it.

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Leaders' Thoughts | Thought Tweets

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