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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 14, 2018






Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 14, 2018
October 14, 2018
Be a peacemaker and walk away from temptation.
October 15, 2018
Searching for answers matters almost as much as finding them.
October 16, 2018
Recognize and appreciate your freedoms and privileges.
October 17, 2018
Don’t underrate the value of touch.
October 18, 2018
Remember, all your work today will someday be obsolete.
October 19, 2018
Don’t take for granted that you have a right to choose.
October 20, 2018
Make a decision, don’t sit on the fence.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 7, 2018




Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 14, 2018






Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 14, 2018
October 14, 2018
“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” – Kennedy
October 15, 2018
“Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” – Larson
October 16, 2018
“The prerequisites for being in the diplomatic corps are the ability to handle protocol, alcohol, and geritol.” – Rowling
October 17, 2018
“It’s pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness. Poverty and wealth have both failed.” – Hubbard
October 18, 2018
“Happiness is health and a poor memory.” – Schweitzer
October 19, 2018
“You don’t get ulcers from what you eat. You get them from what’s eating you.” – Baum
October 20, 2018
“The good Lord never gives you more than you can handle. Unless you die of something.” – Guindon
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 7, 2018




Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 7, 2018






Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 7, 2018
October 7, 2018
Bratwurst – n. – a fried or grilled fine German pork sausage
October 8, 2018
Cholangiography – n. – X-ray examination of the bile ducts
October 9, 2018
Calypso – n. – syncopated West Indian music
October 10, 2018
Haplography – n. – the inadvertent omission of a repeated letter
October 11, 2018
Anagram – n. – a word formed by rearranging letters from another
October 12, 2018
Parergon – n. – a supplement or by-product of a larger work
October 13, 2018
Ventouse – n. – a cup-shaped suction device used in assisting childbirth
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 30, 2018




Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 7, 2018






Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 7, 2018
October 7, 2018
Don’t spend what you don’t have.
October 8, 2018
Only offer what you can deliver.
October 9, 2018
Set boundries that will discourage others from taking advantage of you.
October 10, 2018
Get involved in activities that challenge and build you.
October 11, 2018
Use your resources wisely.
October 12, 2018
To improve your memory, lend people money.
October 13, 2018
Children have become so expensive that only the poor can afford them.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 30, 2018




Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 7, 2018






Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of October 7, 2018
October 7, 2018
“The market, wether stock, bond or super, is a barometer of civilization.” – Alexander
October 8, 2018
“If civilization has risen from the Stone Age, it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age.” – Barzun
October 9, 2018
“Wealth may not produce civilization, but civilization produces money.” – Beecher
October 10, 2018
“The true test of civilization is the kind of men a country turns out.” – Emerson
October 11, 2018
“Mechanics, not microbes, are the menace to civilization.” – Douglas
October 12, 2018
What will be more important in the 21st century – our differences or our common humanity?” – Clinton
October 13, 2018
“Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man.” – Disraeli
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 30, 2018




Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 30, 2018






Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 30, 2018
September 30, 2018
Rumpus – n. – a noisy disturbance
October 1, 2018
Itinerate – v. – to travel from place to place for work
October 2, 2018
Muckamuck – n. – a person of great importance or self-importance
October 3, 2018
telemark – n. – a type of a turn performed on skis
October 4, 2018
Dulcian – n. – an early type of bassoon
October 5, 2018
Skald – n. – an acient Scandinavian composer or reciter of poems
October 6, 2018
Hypothesis – n. – supposition or proposed explanation based on limited evidence
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 23, 2018




Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 30, 2018






Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 30, 2018
September 30, 2018
Use intelligence and discipline to avoid a conflict.
October 1, 2018
Take control of whatever situtations you face.
October 2, 2018
Be your own master and strive for your own success.
October 3, 2018
Make sure you listen to people and understand the situation before taking action.
October 4, 2018
If something doesn’t feel right, walk away from it.
October 5, 2018
Protect your reputation.
October 6, 2018
Strive for greater stability vs changing what you’ve worked to achieve.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 23, 2018




Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 30, 2018




Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 30, 2018
September 30, 2018
“If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t there more happy teenagers?”
October 1, 2018
“I think a dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it.” – Karr
October 2, 2018
“You’re not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.” – Martin
October 3, 2018
“I take him to McDonalds just to watch him eat and see the numbers change.” – Rivers
October 4, 2018
“I never drink water because of the discusting things fish to in it.” – Fields
October 5, 2018
“There must be something to acupuncture – after all, you never see any sick porcupines.” – Goddard
October 6, 2018
“God heals and the doctor takes the fee.” – Franklin
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 23, 2018




So, Let's consider: When to Delegate





So, Let’s consider: When to Delegate

For the purposes of our little discussion here, we’re going to presume that a “manager” is a person that is in charge of multiple functions, people, deadlines, resources, projects, and basically everything else that has to get done, from a higher level, to make an entity work efficiently and profitably.
When you’re managing your company, group, department, whatever, you’re doing lots of things. Many times, you’re doing the same tasks, repetitively. Other times, they’re tasks that you could do, but your time is more valuable in another direction. A good manager knows when it’s time to hand off these tasks to a subordinate to perform. This allows the manager to stay fresh, work on managing and let other do the “doing” part of the jobs. This also helps you as a manager to be more productive, creative, develop new ideas and functions and in short be more successful and have a more successful company, department, etc.
This is called delegating and we’re going to look at a few reasons you should seriously give to using delegation strategies.

Not enough time

The fact remains, there’s only so many hours in a day and when your to-do list regularly still has important items on it at the end of your day, then it’s time to offload some of these things to someone else that can do them for you. Save your to-do lists for a week or appropriate period of time, then review them for tasks that someone else in your department could do well and let them have them. This will free your time up for higher priority items, strategic planning and big picture development.

You don’t know enough about the task to do it well

This comes under the “lack of expertise” area. None of us knows everything about everything. And few managers are skilled at all the tasks they’re going to have to perform. Things like dealing with IT, personnel, sales, accounting, marketing, manufacturing, purchasing, etc., requires that you juggle a lot of hats. There’s going to be times when you’re just not going to have the experience that you want to get the job done the way you want it to be done. Frankly there may also be times when you have to do things that you just don’t like and would prefer not to do. Then, find someone that does know what needs to be done and likes doing it. Don’t feel you have to learn and know everything. You’ll be happier knowing it’s getting done, done correctly and you can be working on other things you need to be doing.

A staff member wants to learn and grow

So, let them! By giving staff members additional training and responsibilities you not only help develop your in house resources, you give them new skills and added experience beyond the redundant tasks that they are doing already. Nobody likes to get bored and nobody will stay at your company if they stay bored. Giving them new challenges and opportunities to learn, grow and do will make for not only happier, more satisfied, employees but also ones that are smarter and know how to help you and your company as well. If you invest in them, they’ll probably invest in you!

You’re bored

OK, at one time what you’re doing was your life’s goal and dream. You’re there, been there and now you’re not sure you want 1to stay there. You’re finding that your former goal is your current bane. OK, so, you’re normal. Admit it. But that doesn’t mean you have to throw the baby out with the bath water! Find someone else that shares the dream you probably still have or had and make a deal with them to continue your dream with you. Let them run point on the old dream and put your newest dream into action. You’ll feel better, your employees will appreciate you and your old dream will still grow!

When it costs more to do it yourself than have someone else do it

Time is money. Your time has value. Not only to yourself but to your company. Should they continue to may you some expensive rate to do what you’re doing or can you have someone else to the same thing at a substantial cost savings? If you can farm it out, or hire someone else cheaper with the same quality and productivity, then do it! Yes, when it’s your baby it’s sometimes hard to want to give up control, but it’s better for you sometimes to do just that. This will free you up to spend your time and money in another area where the return on your investment will be even greater.
Delegating may not be easy. Especially if it’s your baby that you’re giving away, it may be hard to give up some of the hands on control that you built and still feel. But, you many need to wisely let someone else help work with what you have built so that you can continue to build and grow. And, that’s goodness all around.

I’m Don Rima and that’s the view From Where I Stand.



Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 23, 2018






Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 23, 2018
September 23, 2018
Diachronic – adj. – concerned with how something develops through time
September 24, 2018
Petrichor – n. – a pleasant smell accompanying rain after dry weather
September 25, 2018
Peart – adj. – lively or cheerful
September 26, 2018
Antepartum – adj. – occurring shortly before childbirth
September 27, 2018
Arboriculture – n. – the cultivation of trees and shrubs
September 28, 2018
Verstehen – n. – empathic understanding of human behavious
September 29, 2018
Bemire – v. – cover or stain with mug
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of September 16, 2018