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.
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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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