by Rick Baker
On Dec 3, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. [an old saying, containing wisdom of the ages]
Q: But how?
A: Thinking ahead, as in planning & risk management. Seek out problems in advance...as a matter of good habit.
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The 21st Century - never has risk management been such a vital planning function and [with small-to-big data] never has risk management been such an intriguing planning function.
by Rick Baker
On Dec 2, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Necessity can be the mother of Invention. But let's not forget her other children. Let's think about Confidence, sired by Courage.
by Rick Baker
On Dec 2, 2020
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
We often hear advice like, "You should empower your people, provide them autonomy, give them decision-making authority, and get them to take responsibility".
That's not the right mindset. We should not see ourselves as agents who 'empower' people or 'give' people things like autonomy: we do not transfer energy or power from us to others.
People have, within them, all the energy and power they need. At best, we can help them understand their energy and power and ensure we do not block their efforts to use their energy and power.
We can help people by showing them how to 'un-entangle' the energy and power within them. One good way of doing this is leading by example.
[And, we should be clear about another thing: 'delegation of authority' is not 'empowerment'.]