Picard Tips

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2026-04-18 19:58:32 UTC

Picard mental health tip: When you lie down to sleep, instead of thinking about your failures, think about your successes.

2026-04-17 18:49:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Study history. The answers are there.

2026-04-16 17:40:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Say yes whenever possible, except when your tactical officer recommends attacking.

2026-04-13 21:13:33 UTC

Picard crisis tip: Even when the situation seems daunting, don't give up your determination to win the day. It's not over till it's over.

2026-04-11 19:58:32 UTC

Picard levity tip: Before lifting your teacup off a small dish, give the command, "Prepare for saucer separation."

2026-04-10 18:49:33 UTC

Picard management tip: Ensure chocolate is available.

2026-04-08 16:31:32 UTC

Picard management tip: In a strange new environment, be wary of making changes until you understand more about what's going on.

2026-04-07 15:22:32 UTC

Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.

2026-04-05 20:04:32 UTC

Picard diplomacy tip: Videoconference with your mortal enemies. The results may surprise you.

2026-03-31 18:22:32 UTC

Picard management tip: It takes hard work to become a master at single-tasking.

2026-03-28 15:58:32 UTC

Picard management tip: The line must be drawn somewhere. It might as well be here.

2026-03-26 20:40:32 UTC

Picard leadership tip: Respect must be earned. Trust must be earned. A demand for either means the loss of both.

2026-03-23 17:13:32 UTC

Picard diplomacy tip: Calm the hell down.

2026-03-22 16:04:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Create an atmosphere of trust, not fear.

2026-03-18 19:31:32 UTC

Picard engineering tip: Maintenance of existing systems is just as important as building new capabilities.

2026-03-15 16:04:33 UTC

Picard management tip: Make it so that people feel they can come to you with any issue without fear of reprimand.

2026-03-14 15:58:31 UTC

Picard management tip: Admitting one's failures is a sign of confidence and strength. It reassures others that failing is okay.

2026-03-11 19:31:31 UTC

Picard management tip: Put your experts in a conference room, tell them the problem, then shut up and watch the magic happen.

2026-03-09 17:13:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Don't waste time using social media. Pretend it was never invented.

2026-03-08 16:04:32 UTC

Picard creativity tip: By all means, draw from your own experience, but also find enough empathy to draw from the experiences of others.

2026-03-07 15:58:33 UTC

Picard management tip: Tell your employees when they do well, even if you believe they are empathic and can read your mind.

2026-03-06 21:49:32 UTC

Picard management tip: "That's the way it's always been" is never an adequate reason to continue doing something.

2026-03-05 20:40:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Work should be useful, stimulating, and challenging, not wasteful, tedious, nor impossible.

2026-03-04 19:31:32 UTC

Picard management tip: For each command, assign it to one person, or ask for a volunteer. Don't ask a crowd to take an action.

2026-03-03 18:22:33 UTC

Picard management tip: Make it so the crew feel welcome and appreciated. Remember there are other starships they could transfer to.

2026-03-02 17:13:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Give your crew the best technology available and you'll be amazed what they can do for your enterprise.

2026-02-28 15:58:33 UTC

Picard Shakespeare tip: The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

2026-02-27 21:49:32 UTC

Picard management tip: When you've gotten enough sleep, an impossible task becomes an interesting challenge.

2026-02-26 20:40:32 UTC

Picard management tip: If people accuse your organization of endangering people who wear red shirts, put on a damn red shirt every day.

2026-02-25 19:31:33 UTC

Picard management tip: Be patient with crew members' idiosyncrasies. They aren't machines. Well, most of them.

2026-02-24 18:22:32 UTC

Picard management tip: When you stand up, straighten your shirt.

2026-02-23 17:13:32 UTC

Picard management tip: It's okay to be gentle and kind.

2026-02-22 16:04:32 UTC

Picard programming tip: The first version of any software will be buggy. That's why so many holodeck programs try to kill you.

2026-02-21 15:58:32 UTC

Picard management tip: If you lose one crew member, mourn appropriately. If the whole ship explodes, don't worry; time travel will fix it.

2026-02-20 21:49:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Take vacations.

2026-02-19 20:40:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Tolerate failure, not incompetence. Learn the difference.

2026-02-18 19:31:33 UTC

Picard technology tip: An advanced system isn't always easy to use. Improve the interface, or try pushing buttons at random.

2026-02-17 18:22:32 UTC

Picard management tip: If you're not sure what to say, take a deep breath and a dramatic pause. Maybe somebody else will talk first.

2026-02-15 16:04:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Humility without confidence is sheepishness. Confidence without humility is arrogance.

2026-02-14 15:58:31 UTC

Picard dating tip: No kissing until after you've faced mortal peril together.

2026-02-13 21:49:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Hire aliens. It's no big deal.

2026-02-11 19:31:32 UTC

Picard management tip: It's okay not to know things. Practice saying "I don't know." Go ahead. Say it.

2026-02-10 18:22:32 UTC

Picard strategy tip: Pick your battles. Fight injustices before annoyances.

2026-02-08 16:04:33 UTC

Picard management tip: Stirring up competition between crew members is the opposite of your job.

2026-02-06 21:49:32 UTC

Picard artistry tip: Lacking innate talent at a skill doesn't mean you should stop. On the contrary, it means you need to practice.

2026-02-04 19:31:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Leave the bridge sometimes. Other people can handle things fine without you.

2026-02-03 18:22:32 UTC

Picard style tip: If you're balding, don't hide it. Own it.

2026-01-30 17:49:33 UTC

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.

2026-01-29 16:40:31 UTC

Picard management tip: Your orders do not dictate your ideals. Your ideals determine how you interpret your orders.

2026-01-28 15:31:32 UTC

Picard cosmology tip: Six sevenths of all matter is undetectable, so stop thinking you know so much.

2026-01-27 21:22:32 UTC

Picard management tip: If it feels like time is moving at the wrong speed, cancel a few meetings.

2026-01-26 20:13:32 UTC

Picard management tip: If you never fail, you aren't going boldly enough.

2026-01-25 19:04:32 UTC

Picard economic tip: The risks of confinement to a single planet exceed the costs of interstellar travel.

2026-01-20 21:22:32 UTC

Picard ethics tip: Target their weapons.

2026-01-19 20:13:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Don't assume anything is possible or impossible until you've asked the people who will be doing the work.

2026-01-18 19:04:31 UTC

Picard management tip: If you succeed too much and become cocky, recognize it, admit it, and stop it.

2026-01-17 18:58:32 UTC

Picard schooling tip: Don't be too tentative. Have experiences. Be dastardly. Get into trouble.

2026-01-16 17:49:32 UTC

Picard management tip: No good ever comes from checking your first officer's search history.

2026-01-15 16:40:31 UTC

Picard morality tip: The moment you consider yourself morally superior to someone due to your genetics is the moment you prove you are not.

2026-01-14 15:31:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Be willing to laugh at yourself, but unwilling to laugh at your coworkers.

2026-01-08 16:40:32 UTC

Picard management tip: No one can relax around Dr. Jekyll after they have met Mr. Hyde.

2026-01-05 20:13:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Tell the crew where to go. Let them figure out how to get there.

2026-01-04 19:04:31 UTC

Picard management tip: Don't negotiate absurd schedules with engineers. Encourage truth telling and reasonable time estimates.

2026-01-03 18:58:32 UTC

Picard engineering tip: Make it so every subsystem can be found and repaired manually, even if you need to crawl to reach it.

2026-01-02 17:49:33 UTC

Picard management tip: If anyone on your ship seems perfect, it means you aren't paying enough attention.

2026-01-01 16:40:32 UTC

Picard life tip: Resolve to make self improvement a habit, a lifestyle, a challenge, that becomes part of who you are all year, every year.

2025-12-30 17:22:32 UTC

Picard style tip: If you don't have much on top, keep the back and sides short.

2025-12-28 15:04:32 UTC

Picard honesty tip: Don't let anyone else tell you how many lights you see.

2025-12-24 18:31:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Take some alone time. The crew will be fine without you.

2025-12-20 21:58:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Think.

2025-12-17 18:31:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Once all their basic needs are taken care of, crew members are motivated by the meaningfulness of their work.

2025-12-15 16:13:32 UTC

Picard management tip: The secret to garnering respect is courtesy, not bravado.

2025-12-14 15:04:32 UTC

Picard management tip: We all have a primordial instinct to fear the unknown. It is up to each of us to suppress that instinct, to investigate mysteries even in the face of risk.

2025-12-13 21:58:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Share the credit. Take the blame.

2025-12-10 18:31:32 UTC

Picard sociology tip: Those who rise to power by embracing ignorance and fear will only make their people more ignorant and afraid.

2025-12-09 17:22:32 UTC

Picard management tip: If you're unhappy with a crew member's behavior, tell them straight out in private. Don't be passive aggressive.

2025-12-08 16:13:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Question authority, and permit others to question yours without fear of punishment.

2025-12-07 15:04:32 UTC

Picard management tip: If you only play to your strengths you may look competent but ultimately you will stagnate. Play to your weaknesses as well. Improve with practice. There is so much more to learn.

2025-12-05 20:49:31 UTC

Picard perspective tip: Space is big. Bigger than you think. No, bigger than that.

2025-12-04 19:40:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Give the most interesting assignments to other crew members, not yourself. That's how people stay engaged.

2025-12-03 18:31:33 UTC

Picard management tip: Keep a log of your journey. You will understand better by writing it down.

2025-12-01 16:13:33 UTC

Picard management tip: Try your best to speak in a way the other person will understand, even when it seems nearly impossible.

2025-11-30 17:04:32 UTC

Picard sanity tip: If there are four lights, say there are four lights.

2025-11-29 16:58:31 UTC

Picard management tip: Always be ready to change course.

2025-11-28 15:49:32 UTC

Picard engineering tip: Don't allow the computer to push you around. Let it know who's boss.

2025-11-27 21:40:33 UTC

Picard management tip: At a high level, know how all the machines work.

2025-11-26 20:31:33 UTC

Picard engineering tip: Use the metric system.

2025-11-25 19:22:32 UTC

Picard management tip: One mission at a time.

2025-11-23 17:04:32 UTC

Picard morality tip: If one side of a conflict preaches purity of bloodline above communal benefit for all, join the other side.

2025-11-19 20:31:32 UTC

Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.

2025-11-17 18:13:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Remember what you liked to play with as a child. Identify the larger, grown-up versions of those toys at work.

2025-11-15 16:58:32 UTC

Picard management tip: As soon as you find out that a person is truly toxic, get them the hell off your ship.

2025-11-11 19:22:32 UTC

Picard management tip: If they know their jobs, leave them alone. If they don't, help them learn.

2025-11-10 18:13:31 UTC

Picard coping tip: There is no strict timetable for dealing with loss. Everyone must find their way through grief in their own time.

2025-11-08 16:58:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Admit ignorance and ask a question rather than blunder forward out of pride.

2025-11-06 21:40:32 UTC

Picard management tip: When a policy is doing more harm than good, you must examine and revise that policy. It may require simplification, or it may require greater sophistication. Either way, you must change it.

2025-11-05 20:31:32 UTC

Picard responsibility tip: Don't leave known, wide-scale problems behind for the next generation to solve.

2025-11-03 18:13:31 UTC

Picard civics tip: When a foreign power has wormed its way into your institution's highest office, it is every officer's duty to resist.

2025-11-02 17:04:32 UTC

Picard management tip: Don't try to go at maximum speed all the time. You'll burn out your engines.

2025-10-28 15:22:33 UTC

Picard management tip: Take the time to celebrate successfully completing missions. Smile and congratulate the crew.