I've been using the Square Wheels One illustration for a long time, since 1993, and reactions to...
Performance Management Blog
Ideas on People and Performance, Team Building, Motivation and Innovation
What do Elves do to Learn and Improve?
You got to hand it to the Elves of the world, since they are the ones who get most things done....
Santa – Getting the Job Done and Living The Dream!
Work is work. And some things just do not work smoothly. It is not about effort, but about systems...
Santa Rocks and Rolls
I got out some of the old cartoons that we did around our Santa Performance Improvement Poems,...
Thoughts on Optimal Team Sizes and Intrinsic Motivation for Results
Andrea Goodridge posed the following question in a LinkedIn discussion: "What is the optimal team...
Simple thoughts on Extrinsic Motivation
Sometimes, I am not sure what triggers the motivation for me to pop into here and write up a blog....
It’s Not My Fault – Why Engagement is Not Working
Some really scary stuff is how much money companies are spending on Engagement Surveys and how...
More on The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine
My friend and colleague, Chris Hartung, sent me an email a few minutes ago referencing a news...
Engagimentation = Engagement plus Implementation
Continued writing and reading and writing has been pretty interesting as I bounce different ideas...
Africa – Issues and Opportunities for Productivity
I have been reading my friend Brian Paxton's MBendi Newsletter for a couple of years, now. He is...
What I hope for: The Workplace
I was asked for a 500-word "wish" to be published by another organization and I thought to repost...
Kernels of Wisdom — by Lucy Freedman
Sometimes the most profound lessons come in small packages. A quotation that gets only a ho-hum...