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Thank you for ten years of listening and smiling with me. Most of my accounts are now suspended. This account is ending intentionally so you can still scroll back and see the old tweets. Picard continues offering advice at Goodbye Twitter. It was fun.
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Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.
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Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.
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Picard beauty tip: Traveling for years at superluminal speeds greatly slows down the aging process.
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Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.
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Picard management tip: Operating a complex system is challenging enough even with trained staff. Don’t fire everyone.
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Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.
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Picard leadership tip: If your people are in need of a better example to follow, and if you are confident you can be that example, then consider, really consider, postponing your retirement.
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Thank you all. You are the finest crew in the fleet.
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Picard management tip: Tolerate failure, not incompetence. Learn the difference.
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Picard management tip: "That's the way it's always been" is never an adequate reason to continue doing something.
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Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.
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Picard civics tip: If there is one truth, one constant that history shows us over and over, it is that resistance is never futile.
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Picard engineering tip: Use the metric system.
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Picard beauty tip: Traveling for years at superluminal speeds greatly slows down the aging process.
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Picard management tip: Tolerate failure, not incompetence. Learn the difference.
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Picard management tip: "That's the way it's always been" is never an adequate reason to continue doing something.
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Picard leadership tip: If everyone on your team quits, don't pretend you fired them. No one will believe you.
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Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.
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Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.
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Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.
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Picard management tip: "That's the way it's always been" is never an adequate reason to continue doing something.
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Picard beauty tip: Traveling for years at superluminal speeds greatly slows down the aging process.
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Picard engineering tip: Use the metric system.
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Picard honesty tip: Don't let anyone else tell you how many lights you see.
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Picard management tip: As soon as you find out that a person is truly toxic, get them the hell off your ship.
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Picard management tip: A visit to a less pleasant organization can remind you how much you value your current job.
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Picard management tip: It's okay not to know things. Practice saying "I don't know." Go ahead. Say it.
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Picard management tip: If you never fail, you aren't going boldly enough.
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Picard management tip: A visit to a less pleasant organization can remind you how much you value your current job.
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Picard management tip: Take your leisure time seriously. A relaxed captain is a sane captain.
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Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.
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Picard management tip: Admitting one's failures is a sign of confidence and strength. It reassures others that failing is okay.
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Picard programming tip: A computer is like a mischievous genie. It will give you exactly what you ask for, but not always what you want.
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Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.
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Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.
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Picard civics tip: If there is one truth, one constant that history shows us over and over, it is that resistance is never futile.
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Picard morality tip: The moment you consider yourself morally superior to someone due to your genetics is the moment you prove you are not.
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Picard management tip: Tolerate failure, not incompetence. Learn the difference.
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Picard management tip: Some of your decisions are going to be mistakes. You have to make them anyway.
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Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.
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Picard beauty tip: Traveling for years at superluminal speeds greatly slows down the aging process.
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Picard beauty tip: Traveling for years at superluminal speeds greatly slows down the aging process.
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Picard engineering tip: Use the metric system.
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Picard management tip: A visit to a less pleasant organization can remind you how much you value your current job.
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Picard engineering tip: Use the metric system.
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Picard programming tip: A computer is like a mischievous genie. It will give you exactly what you ask for, but not always what you want.
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Picard honesty tip: Don't let anyone else tell you how many lights you see.
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Picard engineering tip: Use the metric system.
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Picard morality tip: The moment you consider yourself morally superior to someone due to your genetics is the moment you prove you are not.
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Picard management tip: "That's the way it's always been" is never an adequate reason to continue doing something.
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Picard happiness tip: Spend as much time as you can with your soulmate, as I have done with Gandalf.
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Picard management tip: Don't just be yourself. Be the best version of yourself. Recall who you were on your best day. Be that person again.
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Picard management tip: Take your leisure time seriously. A relaxed captain is a sane captain.
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Picard management tip: Take your leisure time seriously. A relaxed captain is a sane captain.
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Picard management tip: Don't try to go at maximum speed all the time. You'll burn out your engines.
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Picard management tip: As soon as you find out that a person is truly toxic, get them the hell off your ship.
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Picard management tip: Admit ignorance and ask a question rather than blunder forward out of pride.
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Picard management tip: "That's the way it's always been" is never an adequate reason to continue doing something.
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Picard diplomacy tip: Calm the hell down.
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Picard management tip: Tolerate failure, not incompetence. Learn the difference.
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Picard sanity tip: If there are four lights, say there are four lights.
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Picard management tip: "That's the way it's always been" is never an adequate reason to continue doing something.
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Picard management tip: It's okay to be gentle and kind.
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Picard levity tip: Before lifting your teacup off a small dish, give the command, "Prepare for saucer separation."
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Picard leadership tip: The larger your audience and the higher your position, the greater the need to communicate with care and precision.
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Picard management tip: Ensure chocolate is available.
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Picard management tip: Don't assume anything is possible or impossible until you've asked the people who will be doing the work.
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Picard engineering tip: Use the metric system.
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Picard beauty tip: Traveling for years at superluminal speeds greatly slows down the aging process.
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Picard management tip: "That's the way it's always been" is never an adequate reason to continue doing something.
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Picard leadership tip: Respect must be earned. Trust must be earned. A demand for either means the loss of both.
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Picard engineering tip: Maintenance of existing systems is just as important as building new capabilities.
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Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.
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Picard programming tip: A computer is like a mischievous genie. It will give you exactly what you ask for, but not always what you want.
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Picard mental health tip: When you lie down to sleep, instead of thinking about your failures, think about your successes.
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Picard morality tip: The moment you consider yourself morally superior to someone due to your genetics is the moment you prove you are not.
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Picard management tip: Tolerate failure, not incompetence. Learn the difference.
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Picard mental health tip: When you lie down to sleep, instead of thinking about your failures, think about your successes.
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Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.
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Picard management tip: If they know their jobs, leave them alone. If they don't, help them learn.
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Picard sanity tip: If there are four lights, say there are four lights.
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Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.
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Picard management tip: If your crew is afraid to talk to you, they won't always give you the information you need. Be approachable.
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Picard management tip: Share the credit. Take the blame.
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Picard levity tip: Before lifting your teacup off a small dish, give the command, "Prepare for saucer separation."
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Picard management tip: Don't assume anything is possible or impossible until you've asked the people who will be doing the work.
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Picard leadership tip: The larger your audience and the higher your position, the greater the need to communicate with care and precision.
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Picard responsibility tip: Don't leave known, wide-scale problems behind for the next generation to solve.
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Picard management tip: If you never fail, you aren't going boldly enough.
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Picard management tip: Share the credit. Take the blame.
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Picard management tip: When you've gotten enough sleep, an impossible task becomes an interesting challenge.
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Picard honesty tip: Don't let anyone else tell you how many lights you see.
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Picard management tip: Expecting people to work long hours is short-sighted, counter-productive, and potentially dangerous.
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Picard management tip: Some of your decisions are going to be mistakes. You have to make them anyway.
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