https://rickbaker.ca/category/community/ 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/10-thoughts-on-firing-good-people/https://rickbaker.ca/post/10-thoughts-on-firing-good-people/Wed, 16 Nov 2016 07:37:00 -0500Fire when the cost of presence exceeds its value: that's on the self-serving end of things [...and that is one of the ends] Fire when bad habits violate… 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/who-wants-to-improve-2016/https://rickbaker.ca/post/who-wants-to-improve-2016/Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:32:00 -0500Who wants to improve? Some people do - they seek out motivational speakers and courses. These people want something and recognize the status quo isn't going… https://rickbaker.ca/post/how-to-increase-profits/https://rickbaker.ca/post/how-to-increase-profits/Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:45:00 -0500After meeting with and investigating 100's of businesses that have been unable to achieve their profit goals, it is clear there is need for a simple process… https://rickbaker.ca/post/ratna-omidvar-visits-our-region-of-waterloo-immigrant-civic-participation-dialogue-on-diversity/https://rickbaker.ca/post/ratna-omidvar-visits-our-region-of-waterloo-immigrant-civic-participation-dialogue-on-diversity/Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:00:00 -0500Ratna Omidvar was the Key Note Speaker at our Region's March 22 nd Dialogue on Diversity event. Ratna Omidvar Ratna is the president of Maytree Foundation … https://rickbaker.ca/post/communitechs-iain-klugman-visits-our-centre-for-family-business-cffb/https://rickbaker.ca/post/communitechs-iain-klugman-visits-our-centre-for-family-business-cffb/Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:00:00 -0500"Family business is intertwined with our community." That's one of the first things Iain Klugman, Communitech 's CEO, said when he spoke at CFFB's October… https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-greater-kitchener-waterloo-chamber-of-commerce-celebrates-125-years-of-business-leadership/https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-greater-kitchener-waterloo-chamber-of-commerce-celebrates-125-years-of-business-leadership/Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:30:00 -0500I had the pleasure of attending last week’s kick-off event, celebrating our Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce ’s 125th anniversary. The kick-off… https://rickbaker.ca/post/4-good-samaritans-at-waterloo/https://rickbaker.ca/post/4-good-samaritans-at-waterloo/Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:30:00 -0500Late on Friday afternoon, with all of us heading into the last long-weekend of summer… what are the odds of witnessing the work of a Good Samaritan? Much… https://rickbaker.ca/post/thank-you-celebrating-my-100th-waterloo-min-blog/https://rickbaker.ca/post/thank-you-celebrating-my-100th-waterloo-min-blog/Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:00 -0500Thank You - Waterloo MIN for providing me the opportunity to share my thoughts with people interested in fostering a vibrant local manufacturing community… https://rickbaker.ca/post/waterloo-manufacturing-innovation-network-min/https://rickbaker.ca/post/waterloo-manufacturing-innovation-network-min/Thu, 20 May 2010 05:30:00 -0500Through the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce , I had the pleasure of attending a presentation on the Waterloo Manufacturing Innovation Network… https://rickbaker.ca/post/canada-302010/https://rickbaker.ca/post/canada-302010/Tue, 11 May 2010 05:30:00 -0500How do we Canadians use digital media technologies to build value into 'our economy'? How do we Canadians use digital media technologies to gain differential…