Think Positively and Good Things Will Follow

re: Think Positively and Good Things Will Follow

Spike — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:46:03 GMT

Mr.Glocer,

I appreciate your blog perspective and the conversational tone you bring to it.

From a relational standpoint, your balanced analysis and introspective review of matters affecting the global economy, Reuters, and Thomson, encourages trust and cultivates a sense of direction and engagement.

The fact that you take the time to share your personal thoughts in a plain and direct manner is a sign of your awareness and investment in the computer-mediated world.

Keep up the good work.

~Spike

re: Think Positively and Good Things Will Follow

medicinekit — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:40:21 GMT

Hi Tom,

I have been following your blog and my perception is that you are a great, optimistic and compassionate leader who is not only concerned about the shareholder’s welfare but the welfare of the entire Reuter’s organization-its management and employees. Your positive thinking radiates across Reuters and I believe this is the main reason why it is successful. Reuters people are happy, positive thus are effective and efficient. Recently, a TF colleague of mine traveled to Singapore to meet her Reuters counterparts from Asia/US. She was amazed to know how positive, accommodating and nice Reuters people are. Congratulations again Tom and goodluck! I am 100% sure you will bring good things to the new Thomson-Reuters.
As they always say, nice and positive people always win!

re: Think Positively and Good Things Will Follow

Shan — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:32:05 GMT

Dear Tom,

I have always amazed to see how you find time to reply to each and everyone's message or mail, no matter the importance of the content. There is least doubt in anyone's mind that Thomson Reuters will flourish under you in the days to come. I truly believe that, if the shareholders, customers and employees of Thomson Reuters are getting benefited out of the corporation's performance, a big chunk of its credits should certaily goes to you.

Shan.

re: Think Positively and Good Things Will Follow

David.Castell — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:37:56 GMT

Language translation is a key factor in measuring optimism. In English English we say "not too bad thanks" and it has precisely the same meaning as "awesome" in American English. Scratch beneath the surface and we Brits are not quite so pessimistic as we first appear.

But what is optimism? It seems that the brain's rostral anterior cingulate cortex is related to optimism (1). How do we know? Well, that's thanks to Functional MRI scanning. MRI is a British invention that was commercially exploited by US business. Now that does highlight a significant transatlantic difference.

Knowing which bit of the brain contributes to optimism still doesn’t answer what it is. But a study (2) conducted a few years ago offers some insight. A number of folks were sat around a dinner table. At the end of the evening everyone had to write down, on a scale of 1 to 10, in how much regard they thought their neighbouring diners held them. Then they had to rate their neighbours. Almost everyone overestimated how much their neighbours liked them … except for those diners who had been clinically diagnosed with depression. The depressed people perceived things more accurately. So, this study suggests that optimism is rose tinting that makes life more palatable.

(1) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2733457.ece
(2) The wealth of irrelevant Google search results prevented me finding a link – and so deflated my otherwise ebullient mood.

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Live&Learn — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:03:32 GMT

I applaud you for your extraordinary leadership and exciting launch of a new company. Your optimism and vision are evident throughout your blog and your remarks at the company “opening” in Times Square. I am reminded of the 3 construction workers, slogging away breaking up concrete, who were asked what they were doing. Worker #1 replied “I’m putting in my 8 hours to earn my paycheck so I can go home.” Worker #2 said “I’m crushing rocks.” While Worker #3 declared “I’m building a cathedral.” Congratulations on inspiring your employees to know they are building the cathedral of Thomson Reuters . That’s positive leadership in action!

re: Think Positively and Good Things Will Follow

saint_Bernard — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:24:54 GMT

Hi Tom,

I am new to this space and kind of feel good to read what you have written. I won’t drag too much but the subject of 'Thinking Positive' is a positive one. If one learns to consciously do that then he/ she can be what they want to be or even change that bad phase of life that they are going through.

Cheers,

re: Think Positively and Good Things Will Follow

tim — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:18:51 GMT

Dear Tom,

I confess, I came across your blog hoping for a way to reach you commercially. That said, as I wrote earlier, I really was touched by your comments on the joy of relating sans cell phones and Gameboys*. Skipping through the rest of the blog just makes me want to work with you more. As an American, I especially liked "Think Positive". Thank you for being approachable.

Let's work together. Over the past few months, we have been putting the final touches on iNsight, an information engine that empowers users with "the right information at the right time." By hovering the mouse over words in IE, Firefox, Word, Excel and other apps, a popup window instantaneously displays text, image and other key information. Instead of manually searching and retrieving information, users experience augmented learning as they interact with email, websites and documents.

Imagine if the Thomson-Reuters' massive storehouse of information - industry codes, patents, drugs - could also be a trusty companion over many aspects of computing - e.g., Firefox, IE, Word, Excel, Outlook, Skype and other applications. In many ways, it is related to your Intelligent Information. We dream of TR - everywhere. Since the iNsight-engine already includes all the logic to sell itself (trial, licensing, payment), it also further monetizes the value of the users you already have. iNsight came out of our Chinese-English learning tool iCE. You can see http://www.screencast.com/t/P7PatNCtb for a quick demo.

I am really excited to hear back from you. Please write back. If you prefer chatting by phone, call me at 888-985-6788. We are in Mountain View, CA.

Respectfully,

Tim Uy
President, Loqu8, Inc.
http://loqu8.com
888-98LOQU8