Even Dr. Seuss would understand the issues and opportunities around disruptive engagement and the...
dis-un-engagement
The Hubcap Report – a note on Task Interference and Supervisors
These days, my focus continues to be on people and performance, with more consideration around The...
Radical Candor and Disruptive Engagement
Reading a review by Ted Kinni on Kim Scott's book, Radical Candor, pushed me to publish this short...
If not you, WHO? If not now, WHEN?
If not you, WHO? If not now, WHEN? I love that short little quote about personal accountability...
Spring Forward Monday™ is March 13, 2017 – A Square Wheels® Solution
Okay, March 13 is a Monday. But it is also the Monday after Sunday morning's loss of an hour's...
Presenteeism – They are IN but they are OUT
I was reading some news feeds and came across the word, "Presenteeism" in an HR thread. The term...
Stupidly Simple Thoughts on Employee Engagement
It took me about two seconds to come up with the title for this post, after looking at a number of...
Show and Tell and Ask for Engagement
My partner, Joan, surprised me with an email she sent out to those people who are subscribed to...
Engagement – The Day AFTER National Employee Appreciation Day
I popped up a short post on doing a Day of Un-Appreciation every year, with the idea that doing a...
Better Roadblock Management – Dis-Un-Empowerment and Square Wheels
My regular readers know that I use images and metaphors to express a lot of my thinking. My basic...
Implementing Improvement – Ideas on Brainstorming
Implementing improvement is a key role of any supervisor or manager, as is engagement and...
The Art of Reframing and the Power of Positive Possibilities
This is a blog about the power of possibilities and the art of leadership, anchored to our...
KISS – Keeping It Stupidly Simple – A Square Wheels Poster on Team Perspective
Conversations keep reinforcing the idea that everything is getting increasingly complicated these...
The Actual Impossibility of Engagement – An Organizational Reality
Check me on this if you can, but we keep talking about improving workplace performance by the...
If you aren't leading and engaging, what ARE you doing?
If you aren't leading, involving, engaging and motivating people, are you just taking up valuable...