The global recession pushes more leaders and managers to think about failure and its prevention in...
Performance Management Blog
Ideas on People and Performance, Team Building, Motivation and Innovation
PRIDE – Issue or Opportunity?
One of the illustrations I have used over the years to focus on organizational paradoxes is this...
The Elephant in the Room – Line Managers are the Trainers (All others fail)
More and more, I am convinced that the KEY training people in organizations do not reside in the...
On Collaboration and Decision-Making
Games like The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine can make some really difficult concepts...
In The Beginning – Thoughts on strategies and motivation
I am just back from a great trip to India, part of which focused on themes of strategy...
Statistics on the US Economy – Crazy Stuff that is Unbelievable
The businessinsider.com website has some shocking statistics on how bad things really are and...
Stress as a Motivator?
In the LinkedIn discussion that I mentioned in the previous post, the question arose as to whether...
Innovation, Strategy and Motivation
I am sitting on the bed in Mumbai, looking at emails and thinking about how well the strategy...
Tripping to India to do Strategy Implementation and Team Building
The past month has been quite a journey, even before I head off to Mumbai once again. My passport...
Dis-Un-Empowered Government Employee – Scott to the rescue of the citizens!
If it were not so sad, it would be funny. With a friend and parking in an Asheville, NC downtown...
Motivation? It is feedback, not extrinsic motivators, the drive performance
I think the biggest opportunity to improve performance is through good, positive, immediate...
Biggest Mistakes in Motivating People
I think the biggest mistake we make is in thinking that you can add THINGS to motivate people....