In my experience, many trainers and consultants focused on involving and engaging participants use...
empowerment
Entrepreneurial Terror – How can anyone else understand?
One of my most favorite articles of all time is one by Wilson Harrell, then an editor of Inc....
Weed Killers, Bug Killers and Organizational Development
We spend a LOT of money on weed control and bug killers for our yards and gardens. We spend tiny...
Elephants, Line Managers and Workplace Engagement
More and more, I am convinced that the key training people in organizations do not reside in HR /...
Fear is The Mindkiller – Thoughts on Facilitation and Engagement
In writing about facilitation and how it seems that some people want to make this simple concept...
A really neat set of inspirational cartoons…
Here are a really neat set of inspirational cartoons that can be used to stimulate engagement and...
An interview on leadership and engagement with Dr. Scott Simmerman
In the published interview discussion below, Dr. Scott Simmerman, managing partner of Performance...
Some simple thoughts and quotes on change
There are lots of possibilities for improvement of people and organizations and the list is...
Teaching The Caterpillar to Fly – Thoughts on Change – Part Five
This is Part Five of our five-part post on Teaching The Caterpillar to Fly, the issues surrounding...
Slogans about People and Performance, Illustrated with Square Wheels
Occasionally, I will see something that buzzes my brain and I will go off running in that...
The Play’s The Thing – More Cartoons on how organizations really work
Organizations need to make continuous progress on workplace improvements so that they can sustain...
More on “Workplace Motivation – “I Quit! Nevermind. Whatever…” “
In March, I posted up a blog on workplace motivation and the issues that surround performance in...
Square Wheels and funny captions – The Joke is on Who?
Funny how the brain works... I got a list of slogans and tagwords for beauty products and computer...
Roll Better Ideas Forward – Improve Engagement and Innovation
The old brainstorming process works. It just does not work very well. And there are lots of ideas...
Teamwork, Communications and Optimization of Performance
My friend Lou Carloni has been sharing ideas about people and performance for many years and a...