Comments on: Ducks In A Row: Actions Have Consequences

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Ducks In A Row: Secrets Of Doing Great (Painless) Reviews — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:30:52 +0000

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By: Miki Saxon

Miki Saxon — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:19:18 +0000

You certainly may, Denis. Excellent point and one that is all too often overlooked. The effects are not only difficult to perceive, but also extremely damaging.

Thanks for pointing that out!

By: Denis

Denis — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:08:52 +0000

May I add that doing nothing is also an action for which the consequences are rarely obvious.

It usually enables to escape both punishment and accountability.

By: Miki Saxon

Miki Saxon — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:22:40 +0000

Cool. Any ideas how to reintroduce the idea of cause/effect to the current generations? And the older ones who seem to have forgotten based on what is currently happening.

By: Wally Bock

Wally Bock — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:21:27 +0000

Actually you’re not disagreeing at all. My comment was intended to relate an incident. Mom’s idea was that consequences (good and bad) should be the natural and inevitable result of behavior.

By: Miki Saxon

Miki Saxon — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:44:06 +0000

Not to disagree with your mother, but I really do have a problem when consequences equal punishment. That is exactly the opposite of what the post was trying to convey.

In my view, the equation looks more like action (cause) —> consequences (effect) = reward OR punishment OR nothing.

By: Wally Bock

Wally Bock — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:40:06 +0000

She was indeed quite a person. One day I complained that I didn’t like it when she punished me.

She gave me the mom look and said, “I never punish you. But as your mother, sometimes I have to deliver the consequences of your behavior.”

By: Miki Saxon

Miki Saxon — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:15:37 +0000

Thanks, Wally, I appreciate the compliment (actually I appreciate any/all compliments:)

It’s nice that I channel your mom, who must be absolutely terrific, but it would be better if the current crop of parents were channeling her!

By: Wally Bock

Wally Bock — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:02:04 +0000

Congratulations! This post was selected as one of the five best business blog posts of the week in my Three Star Leadership Midweek Review of the Business Blogs.

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Just so you know, I suspect you of channeling my mother.

Wally Bock