https://rickbaker.ca/category/borrowing-brilliance/ Rick Baker's Thought Posts — plain-spoken writing on leadership, business values, communication, habits, and the people side of building a business. Publishing since 2008. en-ca https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-can-not-come-up-with-a-new-idea-then-figure-out-a-new-way-to-use-an-old-one/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-can-not-come-up-with-a-new-idea-then-figure-out-a-new-way-to-use-an-old-one/Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:03:00 -0500The Thinking Behind the Tweet In fact, many experts report this is the key to innovation . A few years ago, I bought a book on this topic titled ‘ Borrowing… https://rickbaker.ca/post/about-influencing-powerful-people-2/https://rickbaker.ca/post/about-influencing-powerful-people-2/Wed, 20 May 2020 07:55:00 -0500Here's a quote from Dirk Schlimm, clarifying his perspective on 'Powerful People' - “Depending on where you are, the managing director of your local… https://rickbaker.ca/post/dont-be-passionate-about-shorthand-abstractionsthey-have-no-integrity/https://rickbaker.ca/post/dont-be-passionate-about-shorthand-abstractionsthey-have-no-integrity/Thu, 12 Jan 2017 07:29:00 -0500Over the last few years, I have written and talked about the communication problems that happen when business leaders use words like Passion and Integrity to… https://rickbaker.ca/post/controlling-the-common-littlenesses-of-human-nature/https://rickbaker.ca/post/controlling-the-common-littlenesses-of-human-nature/Mon, 29 Aug 2016 08:55:00 -0500William MacDonald described Benjamin Franklin as a man who could control the common littleness of human nature 1 . It is clear MacDonald had tremendous… https://rickbaker.ca/post/manufacturing-sector-contracts-what-you-dont-know/https://rickbaker.ca/post/manufacturing-sector-contracts-what-you-dont-know/Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:00:00 -0500Manufacturing Sector Contracts: what you don't know...will hurt you. What's bad - manufacturers in Ontario continue to leave money on the contract-table and… https://rickbaker.ca/post/thought-tweet-505/https://rickbaker.ca/post/thought-tweet-505/Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0500Thought Tweet #505 How do you adjust your thought process to tackle the next task, as it arrives? The Thinking Behind The Tweet This is something worth… https://rickbaker.ca/post/mentoring/https://rickbaker.ca/post/mentoring/Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:00:00 -0500The best of mentoring happens 'naturally' when an eager-to-learn business person 'connects' with a more-experienced business person who is eager to teach… https://rickbaker.ca/post/sales-tweet-153/https://rickbaker.ca/post/sales-tweet-153/Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:00:00 -0500Sales Tweet #153 If you can not come up with a new idea then figure out a new way to use an old one. The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet In fact, many… https://rickbaker.ca/post/sales-tweet-3/https://rickbaker.ca/post/sales-tweet-3/Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:00 -0500Sales Tweet #3 Think about your 7 best Clients...your "bright lights". What do they have in common? Duplicate the bright lights. The Thinking Behind the…