Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Standard characteristics of evil organizations

Standard characteristics of evil organizations:

Their leaders have known each other for years, with anyone of  dubious loyalty long since eliminated.

Their leadership is infused with a real sense  of paranoia and a focus on outright loyalty.

They have an effective recruitment strategy—join us or die.

How to "diminish" an issue to a manageable problem.

How to "diminish" an issue to a manageable problem.

Doing the opposite of what you say.

Using a lot of words.

Talking  much with adjectives.

Pursuing a more "systematic" approach.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

How to use your influence and capabilities to solve a situation.

How to use your influence and capabilities to solve a situation.

Moderating one party.

Stepping up demands to that party to negotiate.

Putting pressure on the weak-looking party.

Denying accusations of interference.

Spreading sophisticated threats and then say they were taken out of context. 

Showing the situation is fully controlled.

Supporting the practical implementation of any  agreement.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

When is difficult to get an answer

When is difficult to get an answer

When  who should respond doesn't ever expect to hear from you.

Saturday, August 30, 2014

How many Americans live abroad?

How many Americans live abroad?

The State Department estimates that 7.6 million Americans live abroad.

Friday, August 29, 2014

What happens when the system has winners and losers?

What happens when the system has winners and losers?

The system cannot consider people inherently reasonable and inclined toward peaceful compromise and common sense.

Why is not good to have large sums of money in a business?

Why is not good to have large sums of money in a business?

Because more money can mean you do too much and you don't have any focus.

Part of the success with a business is you have no money but you go out and raise it when you need it.