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Nobody ever washes a rental car – Thoughts on engagement and ownership
"Nobody ever washes a rental car." I've been using this phrase for dozens of years, since it...
Keeping Things Simple – Involving and Engaging
Over the 45 years that I have played with issues around involving and engaging people for...
Defense is not good for Innovation – Thoughts on Engagement for Innovation
There was an interesting thread on the Innovation Excellence group on LinkedIn, one that talks...
Metaphors as Tools for Organizational Improvement
Ah, LinkedIn. Sometimes, a post in there just triggers some good thinking on my part (or at least...
Coaching: All the Managers, All the Time
In one of the LinkedIn discussions I participated in recently, the theme was about why coaching is...
Funny Thoughts and Ideas on “Teaching the Caterpillar to Fly”
Some thoughts of mine on how I work around some of the issues of managing and leading change. One...
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...
Empowerment, disempowerment, un-empowerment, and Dis-UN-empowerment
I've been playing with the notion of empowerment for a long time. Heck, my first speech on this...