Picard perspective tip: Neither the sun, the moon, the stars, nor any asteroids revolve around you. You are a dust mote with ideas.
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Picard perspective tip: Neither the sun, the moon, the stars, nor any asteroids revolve around you. -
Picard management tip: The secret to garnering respect is courtesy, not bravado.Picard management tip: The secret to garnering respect is courtesy, not bravado.
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Picard management tip: We all have a primordial instinct to fear the unknown.Picard management tip: We all have a primordial instinct to fear the unknown. It is up to each of us to suppress that instinct, to investigate mysteries even in the face of risk.
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Picard management tip: Share the credit.Picard management tip: Share the credit. Take the blame.
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Picard management tip: Respond to questions unambiguously and with authority.Picard management tip: Respond to questions unambiguously and with authority.
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Picard sociology tip: Those who rise to power by embracing ignorance and fear will only make their people more ignorant and afraid.Picard sociology tip: Those who rise to power by embracing ignorance and fear will only make their people more ignorant and afraid.
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Picard management tip: If you're unhappy with a crew member's behavior, tell them straight out in private.Picard management tip: If you're unhappy with a crew member's behavior, tell them straight out in private. Don't be passive aggressive.
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Picard management tip: Question authority, and permit others to question yours without fear of punishment.Picard management tip: Question authority, and permit others to question yours without fear of punishment.
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Picard management tip: If you only play to your strengths you may look competent but ultimately you will stagnate.Picard management tip: If you only play to your strengths you may look competent but ultimately you will stagnate. Play to your weaknesses as well. Improve with practice. There is so much more to learn.
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Picard management tip: Take no notice of cleavage.Picard management tip: Take no notice of cleavage.
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Picard perspective tip: Space is big.Picard perspective tip: Space is big. Bigger than you think. No, bigger than that.
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Picard management tip: Give the most interesting assignments to other crew members, not yourself.Picard management tip: Give the most interesting assignments to other crew members, not yourself. That's how people stay engaged.
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Picard management tip: Keep a log of your journey.Picard management tip: Keep a log of your journey. You will understand better by writing it down.
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Picard writing tip: Getting your point across is more important than following archaic rules.Picard writing tip: Getting your point across is more important than following archaic rules. It's okay to boldly split infinitives.
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Picard management tip: Try your best to speak in a way the other person will understand, even when it seems nearly impossible.Picard management tip: Try your best to speak in a way the other person will understand, even when it seems nearly impossible.
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Picard sanity tip: If there are four lights, say there are four lights.Picard sanity tip: If there are four lights, say there are four lights.
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Picard management tip: Always be ready to change course.Picard management tip: Always be ready to change course.
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Picard engineering tip: Don't allow the computer to push you around.Picard engineering tip: Don't allow the computer to push you around. Let it know who's boss.
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Picard management tip: At a high level, know how all the machines work.Picard management tip: At a high level, know how all the machines work.
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Picard engineering tip: Use the metric system.Picard engineering tip: Use the metric system.