The targets for each quarter are set; the balance sheet is pre-signed; now, the business and numbers need to align.
He never meets a client or industry colleague, or anyone who is not obliged or dependent on him; he is known for his rough edges and whims.
He incites internal rivalry, and teams work in silos; pathos is the ethos with no logos.
The team applauds when he cuts a cake; then whispers that the fluffy cream of untruths destroys the texture and taste.
But Humpty Dumpty did fall from self-constructed walls; no troubleshooters came for rescue in overalls.
The pack of cards in the bottom drawer held 52 Aces, but the painted black jokers escaped the trap.

Pathos is the ethos with no logos
Short, sharp, and spot on!
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Thank you, Liz!
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Nicely done.
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Thanks!
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What you do comes back, sooner or later.
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It is often later than sooner, but that’s a different story. 😔 Thank you, Mimi!
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Very nicely done, Reena. Doing all the right things? It seems not!
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Chickens coming home to roost 😀
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Nice phrase: “pathos is the ethos with no logos”. Also nice last sentence about those 52 aces and the jokers gone wild.
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Thank you, Frank!
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“…pathos is the ethos with no logos.“*
*damn! I wish I’d of written that (somewhere, anywhere, it is a phrase of inherent power)
very cool
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Thank you so much! Humbled to make you feel you should have written that.
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Interesting. This ties up with another post of yours about that industry.
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Yes, you are right.
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Very interesting take
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Thanks! 😄
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You’re welcome
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Very nice.
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Thanks!
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I love it Reena! ❤ bravo!
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Thank you, Carol!
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