Thursday, October 4, 2007

Getting Simple

Business and Practice is complex, ever changing, and always challenging. It is easy sometimes to miss the forest for all of the trees. It's easy to get trapped in complexity. Take a short walk with me on the simple side of complexity...

There are only 10 words needed to understand one's purpose:

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” - Einstein

There are only 9 words needed for finding understanding:
“The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.” - Socrates

There are only 8 words needed to understand leadership:
“Living systems always react, they never obey” - Wheatley

There are only 7 words needed to understand one's priorities:
“Remember your humanity & forget the rest.” - Einstein

There are only 6 words needed for an apology:
“I admit I made a mistake.”

There are only 5 words needed for encouragement”
“You did a good job!”

There are only 4 ways to improve financial performance:
1. Improve Revenue
2. Improve Expense
3. Improve Asset Utilization
4. Improve Risk

There are only 3 ways to improve relationships:
1. Touch the mind
2. Touch the body
3. Touch the spirit

There are only 2 ways to improve business volume:
1. Improve Marketing
2. Improve Innovation

There is only 1 way to improve outcomes:
1. Improve function

All The Best!

Bob

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Performance Builders