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Thought Tweet #703

by Rick Baker
On Mar 27, 2013

Thought Tweet #703 I believe Leaders should provide Opportunities…that’s an obligation in the Leadership role.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

  1. Napoleon Bonaparte is reported to have said, "Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances”. If he could do it so can we.
  2. Problems often are the seeds that grow Opportunities. So, P=2S+O
  3. Leaders are in the best position to create Opportunities

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Business Contains Only 3 Things | Solutions & Opportunities | Thought Tweets

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Thought Tweet #702

by Rick Baker
On Mar 26, 2013

Thought Tweet #702 Who decides Intelligence? We all decide Intelligence!


The Thinking Behind The Tweet

We are sentient creatures. We are thinking creatures. We are curious and we like to measure and compare. We possess special neurons that help us understand other human beings. As we experience other people, we sense and gauge the signals of their intelligence [or lack of it], whether it is IQ-type or EQ-type or some other type of intelligence. 

Obviously, we are subjective as we observe and measure other people. We do not employ ‘exact science’. We tend to stereotype. We tend to downplay situations. We tend to have attribution bias, etc.

Who decides intelligence? 

We all do and we do it every day. 

Here are a few articles that you might find interesting…

 

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Brain: about the Human Brain | Communication: Improving Communication | Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich | Thought Tweets

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Thought Tweet #701

by Rick Baker
On Mar 25, 2013

Thought Tweet #701 What makes you think you can mask that square talent in round task?

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

  1. Dan Pink says little rhymes are a good way to catch people's interest and influence them [I'm working on it]
  2. You cannot force a Square Talent into a Round Task

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Communication: Improving Communication | STRENGTHS: People-Focused for Success | Thought Tweets

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Thought Tweet #700

by Rick Baker
On Mar 22, 2013

Thought Tweet #700 Tools: things that make hard tasks easier. 1-Page Tools: things that make really-hard tasks easier.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

OK - quick - Let me hear your 30-Second Elevator Pitch.

Never mind that - quick - What's your business Vision?

No - how about - What's your Differential Advantage?

etc.

These questions are among the ones that stump most business people.

That's why we have tools, especially - 1-Page Tools.

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1-Page Tools | Questions?: The Art of Asking Good Questions | Seeking Simple! | Thought Tweets

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Thought Tweet #699

by Rick Baker
On Mar 21, 2013

Thought Tweet #699 None of us can predict the future: the best we can do is predict...do our best...then deal with actual situations.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

About Planning: Why plan? Who should plan? etc. 

Predict! When the word 'plan' [as in 'strategic plan'] annoys people, don't argue it or fight it. Choose to use the word 'predict'.

 

 

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Leaders' Thoughts | Thought Tweets

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Thought Tweet #698

by Rick Baker
On Mar 20, 2013

Thought Tweet #698 Believe - one respected person can flow a tide of change.

 

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

As Napoleon Hill said, "What we conceive and believe, we can achieve."

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Change: Creating Positive Change | Thought Tweets

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