Managers do not often deal with good performers in effective ways. Relying on extrinsic rewards is...
Articles on Teamwork
What do you do when they do things PERFECTLY – some thoughts on team building
This blog is about Perfect Performance and shares some ideas about how we can support teams and...
Team Building – Failures and Designing for Success
My friend Andrew Grant at Tirian is an Aussie and a great writer and thinker about all things team...
Spring into Innovation – Some Thoughts about Involvement and Motivation
There are a lot of blogs and groups focused on the themes of innovation, and so many know so much...
Managers – Biggest Contributors or Biggest Problem?
Are Managers the Biggest Contributors or Biggest Problem? I strongly believe that they could be...
Debriefing and Facilitating for Organizational Improvement – Games versus Exercises
Fun versus Value. Activity versus Learning. These seem to be age old mysteries anchored to...
Is HR the Puppet Master or the Puppet?
There was a great post this morning by Dan Rockwell on his blog, part of which I reproduce here...
Ideas and Engagement – Building a Culture and Engagimentation
A LinkedIn discussion thread started with: What do you think are the main barriers for an employee...
Stress, The Workplace, Statistics and The Future
I have posted up before on the issues of the workplace and demographics and teams and have gotten...
Innovation. Continuous Continuous Improvement. People. Engagement.
As I wrote this title, I thought: Keywords. Innovation. Continuous Continuous Improvement. People....
Military Team Building Games – some thoughts on alternatives
Good Governance, rather than autocratic leadership, is one of the keys to creating value and...
Large Group Team Building Events – Using Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine and Square Wheels
I was asked about using the Lost Dutchman game for working in large group team building events a...
Testimonial on LDGM from a consultant user
He has used our game for a number of years in different kinds of consulting situations, not so...
Thoughts on Millennials, Workplace Aging, Conflict, and Innovation
Three different articles this morning got me thinking about the workplace. One was by Lisa Woods...
Flying, Skills, Performance Management and Performance Appraisal – Crazy Thoughts
Sometimes, you just have to jump. Things come together to force you to do something. Sometimes, it...