Occasionally, I play with Haiku and use it with images to impact thinking. Here is one on Fear,...
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Why are Square Wheels presentations impactful?
Square Wheels® presentations are unusual because of the very useful metaphor that is the anchor of...
What makes a great executive retreat?
Eliza Farri ended a really good article, "What makes a great executive retreat" (HBR - July 4....
Radical Reinvention and Culture Change
The reality of change in big, legacy organizations is that it needs a radical reinvention of how...
The Round Wheels of Change in a Square Wheeled World
Let's face it: Leaders resist change and ideas for improvement. The challenge is to give them some...
What is SUCCESS in team building?
An issue I keep seeing in teambuilding events is a failure to define success in the desired...
Is Firewalking incompatible with real teambuilding?
Firewalking. Does it work for teambuilding? Quick answer: NO. Firewalking is certainly an...
Teambuilding and Collaboration – What does Lost Dutchman do?
A new connection on LinkedIn asked me a simple question and I realize that I have not actually...
Change is Good. You Go First!
Years ago, I read the title of this in The Dilbert Principles, and the phrase has stuck with me as...
Make Spring Forward Monday a Day for More Engagement
An overview of the use of Square Wheels images for an application to the problems around Spring Forward Monday, March 14, 2022.
Team Building, Leadership and Change
An article about engaging people in the workplace to improve performance.
Can you IMPROVE a Square Wheel?
Some thoughts on active engagement using PMC’s Square Wheels® images and tools for innovation, and improve a square wheel.
Implementing Round Wheels to fix your Square Wheels
Implementing round wheels is a way to address the problems with your Square Wheels.® And note that...
Power, Petit Tyrants, and Sharking Performance
Leaders sometimes engage in petit tyrant behaviors that have negative impacts on others, sharking performance long term. Here are some thoughts.
Dealing with Spectator Sheep — Because you can!
Spectator Sheep. You know who they are and what they do – they stand on the outside of what is...