by Rick Baker
On Jan 8, 2014
We know Situations hold power over People.
As a general rule, it is more accurate to say Situations hold power over People than to say People hold power over Situations. It's a social psychology thing...mob behaviour, laughing at the boss' jokes, 'trapped' in bad relationships, etc.
At the very least, it is prudent to give The Power of Situations attention and respect. Those who ignore The Power of Situations, either intentionally or unintentionally, indeed lead difficult lives and face never-ending strings of challenging interactions with other people.
Considering this, how do we grow?
I mean, how do we grow our character we bring to our businesses or how do we grow the value we bring to our business tables?
It seems to me...
- We grow when we use Good Habits in new Situations.
- We grow when we try New Things in new Situations.
- We grow when we do New Things in old/familiar Situations.
These 3 things are how we grow.
PS: We 'hold our ground' when we do Good Habits in old/familiar Situations.
by Rick Baker
On Jan 7, 2014
Thought Tweet #907 Your boss has weaknesses; so you have opportunities.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Many people complain about the boss. That's the norm.
Few people realize the boss' weaknesses are prime routes to opportunities. That's unfortunate.
by Rick Baker
On Jan 6, 2014
Seeking Simple is a good habit.
This applies on many fronts, as examples:
- seeking simple ways to communicate with people,
- seeking simple ways to build things, &
- seeking simple ways to solve problems.
Some things we do are simple, some are complicated, & some are complex.
All else being equal:
- Simple things take the least amount of time and energy to complete,
- Complicated things take more time and energy to complete, &
- Complex things take the most time and energy to complete.
Each of us has a limited amount of energy.
So, it makes sense, at least from time to time and more often when possible, to simplify things.
Here are two examples:
Business Contains Only 3 Things: People, Process, & Situations.
People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things.
When we use simple guidelines like these we focus on what's most important in business...People, Processes, Habits, and the effect Situations have on behaviour. Certainly, we could make business and people much more complicated. However, that would add little value to improve our businesses or improve our interpersonal relationships.
When we want to make improvements in business and interpersonal relationships it is best to Seek Simple first. More often than not that's where the best solutions will be found.
If we seek simple solutions first, we find them.
If we don't seek simple solutions first, we don't find them.
PS: About New Things...it is interesting to note how rarely people do New Things. People truly are creatures of Habit. If we want to understand People, we must understand the special power habits hold over human behaviour.