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When people are annoyed about setting goals, don't fight against the flow - help them make predictions.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Some people, perhaps many people, are annoyed by the pressure of setting goals. Many people, if not most people, love to learn…
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It seems you can build a business on very complex things and on very simple things, but not in-between.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Simple things, especially those that touch the emotions , form the foundation of many successful businesses - from your…
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You have a choice: you can multi-task for mediocrity or you can focus for excellence. What's your choice?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Brain experts are telling us: The uptrend in multi-tasking , especially multi-tasking involving high-tech communication…
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Seek the upside in ordinary tasks: seeking simple work and doing it well; knowing its link to positive outcomes.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet As the old saying goes, " There is satisfaction in a job well done ." There is more satisfaction when: 1. You know the work…
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Seek Simple advice: 2 types of people succeed in business: (1) those who 'get it' and (2) those who observe & learn.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet There are only 2 types of people who experience meaningful success in business: 1. Those few, who somehow naturally 'get it'…
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Thought has two forms: one is Creative, the other is not.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet It seems I am on the verge of concluding Thought is either Creative or Destructive...never in between the two. Our Creative…
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An ounce of problem-finding is worth a pound of problem-solving.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet As the saying goes, " An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. " So, why not plan with methodical risk-management…
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It's better when business solutions are less complicated than their problems.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet If you cannot get your people to do what needs to be done, you are not alone. And, perhaps you are not in good company. Or…
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Make things as simple as wisdom allows.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Simplicity, by definition, offers understanding: Obvious Adams showed us how . Wisdom, by definition, offers greater…
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Recipe for Complication: mix up some simple things, set basic courtesy on the back burner, & watch people get heated up.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet When we do simple things right we pave smoother paths. When we are courteous or at least civil with others we pave smoother…
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Seeing the Big Picture & Drilling Down, into the Details
Strategic Thinking & Attention to Details : for a business leader, what's the right balance between these two things? Some business leaders think they can…
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Elegant solutions - serving business leaders.
Business leaders are opportunity-seekers and problem-solvers. Business leaders need help so they can take on ever-bigger opportunities and solve ever-bigger…
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Simplicity generates efficiency
The 80/20 Rule: implies simplicity. implies reduction. implies compromise.
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Don’t be Passionate about Shorthand Abstractions…they have no Integrity
Over 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…
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15 Ways to Influence Thinking & Inspire Action
Vision inspires Leadership has a few essential ingredients. For example, the leader must possess a level of intelligence and the leader must possess a…
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Why present your thoughts?
Many years ago, Peter Urs Bender presented a wonderful, simple piece of advice: There are only 4 reasons you should give presentations - to inform
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Keep your goals in mind...and seek simpler paths.
In Sales roles, it is essential to keep your eye on the finish line; understanding the hurdles between you and your goal is far more important than…
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Being Memorable
With 'Seeking Simple' in mind.
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There are only 3 Business-Value Actions
With 'Seeking Simple' in mind.
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When the going gets tough...[you must tell] the tough [People how to] get going.
There are many strategies and systems for dealing with tough People and tough Situations [involving, of course, People]. Most of these strategies and systems…
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When a senior person's competence is being questioned...
When a senior-team person’s competence is being questioned we leaders have only 3 choices...
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Influence is the Essence of Leadership
Influence is the Essence of Leadership — a Thought Post by Rick Baker, 2015.
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People Do Only 3 Things
We can reduce confusion and remove complexity by creating powerful thoughts that are easy to share with others. We can treat these thoughts as 'philosophies…
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Business Involves Only 3 Actions: doing deals, delivering value, and receiving value.
Doing Deals : the actions taken to obtain clients Delivering Value : the actions taken to serve clients Receiving Value : the actions taken to obtain money…
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Seek Simple advice: Better to fix the problem than to fix the blame.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Winners seek solutions and think of better places. Losers agonize over problems and fear uncertainty.
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Seek Simple advice: The busier we are the less we remember...that's why there's value in writing things down.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Writing things down: it's a simple thing to do...it's also a powerful strategy for aiding memory and a powerful tactic for…
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Seek Simple advice: Listen to what people say...are their words the words of Victims or Initiators?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We do better with people when we understand them...as Stephen Covey taught - 'Seek First to Understand'. We all go through ups…
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Seek Simple advice: Baby action steps pave the path to unshakable self-confidence.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet We learn from our experiences. This learning grows experience by experience, piece by piece. And the more repetition of…
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Seek Simple advice: speak up and be heard, shut up and be appreciated.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Jay Abraham tells a great story about meeting a fellow at a convention-hotel bar. Jay asked the fellow dozens of…
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Seek Simple: Don’t make a career out of weaknesses….sounds simple enough…but…
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet …but…do you know your Strengths? Do you really know your Strengths? If so – how do you know you know them? If so – what…