There is a lot written out there about motivation and all sorts of complicated theories that are...
Simple, Powerful, Effective Team Building Simulation
The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine continues to generate really positive feedback from...
Purposeful Meeting Openers and Icebreakers: Relevant and Congruent
In my experience, many trainers and consultants focused on involving and engaging participants use...
Issues of Workplace Over-Connectedness and Vacation Day Giveaways
This is the third post in this series on working, over-connectedness and the reality that many are...
Off-Site Meetings, Teamworking and Engaging People for workplace improvement
In a LinkedIn thread, we started discussing company activities and teamwork. My thoughts are along...
Getting the Cows to the Barn; Thoughts on Alignment and Performance
I am NOT saying that employees are cows. Just the opposite, actually. Well, guess I am not sure...
A Few Stats on Workplace Fantasy Football
I thought that this was interesting data, so I report it here: Fantasy Football’s cost to lost...
Outdoor Training: Issues of Learning and Change
The situation is simple when it comes to outdoor training and team and organizational development:...
Faster Play = Longer Debriefing in Teambuilding
When initially designed 25 years ago, The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine was to have a...
A Desk is a Dangerous Place – Thoughts on Innovation and Implementation
I responded to a LinkedIn post about the issues of innovation and implementation. It was started...
7 Things You Should Do Differently to Build Better Teamwork
This is most assuredly NOT the First Rodeo for the vast majority of my readership. Many of you...
Is Work Funny or What? Paradoxes in Perceptions
I am a serious guy when it comes to people and performance, which is why I lean toward using games...
Trust is Revealed by implementing Round Wheels
Dan Rockwell had a really great blog this morning, one that I wanted to reframe and reanchor and...
Team Building Events with Large Groups – organizational improvement ideas
We can improve the impact our expenditures of large teambuilding events if we carefully consider...
You CAN herd frogs! Thoughts on Strategy Implementation
Herding cats is a metaphor for trying to organize something unorganizable. So here are some funny thoughts about workplace improvement.

