This post is about doing things differently. It is about looking for ways to remove the things...
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On Managers, Competencies, and Skills — Some Square Wheels
I've been working with a colleague on developing a few "train-the-manager" courses that would...
Some interesting points to ponder about CEO performance
Okay, let's start with a simple question: You are in a race and you overtake the second person....
Thoughts on Boiling Frogs and other metaphors on change
I have a Big Bunch of cartoons and I was illustrating another blog post when I came across two...
Square Wheels, Mixed Levels of Management, and Implementation Success
I got a great question in an email this morning that triggered this post on how to implement...
Are Square Wheels better than Round Ones?
We have been playing with the concept of Square Wheels as a descriptive tool for organizational...
Ideas and Images – The Brain Sees New Possibilities
I've been interested in illusions and creativity and brain functioning since the 1970s and have...
Herding Cats and Building Teamwork – some funny videos!
Years ago, Al Breland showed me a clip of the EDS commercial that used Warren Bennis' theme (his...
Thinking and the Brain – Why we need simple tools
I have been thinking about thinking lately, which is sometimes a dangerous thing to do, and...
Even Dilbert Understands this Engagement Stuff
In one of my groups, a reference was made to one of Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoon strips that...
Improve Your Engagement of People: The Square Wheels Facilitation Toolkit!
If you are looking for a simply toolkit to impact people and workplace performance improvement,...
Team Building and Collaboration for Performance Improvement
A variety of recent emails and phone calls have gotten me re-energized. It seems as though a whole...