Much of my thinking involves that metaphor of a wooden wagon rolling on Square Wheels with a cargo...
Engagement
Square Wheels – NOT some simple model of organizational performance
An interesting telephone conversation this morning got me thinking that it might be a good thing...
Intrinsic Motivation and Engagement – Training is NOT the answer
Here are a series of my old Square Wheels line art images and some thoughts about intrinsic...
Continuous Continuous Improvement found by The Caterpillar!
The caterpillar in all of us will probably discover that the world is all about "continuous...
Square Wheels and Round Wheels and Issues of Innovation
In my morning email was a note from Allan Mees along with a picture. His thought was that the...
What does a Russian Lyrical Poet have to do with Workplace Motivation and Engagement?
In this post, I wax philosophic about a suicidal Russian poet and depression and share some...
Perfect Play — How can an organization understand what it needs to accomplish to maximize success?
Thirty years of working with organizations may have taught me a couple of things. One is that a...
Santa Creates Motivational Issues among The Reindeer! Seriously!!
It all started out this way: On Dasher, On Dancer, On Prancer, On...uh..uh... stumbled...
A really neat set of inspirational cartoons…
Here are a really neat set of inspirational cartoons that can be used to stimulate engagement and...
The Origin of Engagement in the breakdown of Appraisal and Control
Simply put: We need stop doing such a lousy job of motivating people in the workplace. Stats show...
Common Traps when Debriefing – some ideas from Roger Greenaway
Roger Greenaway is a superb facilitator. Even though we have never met, we run in similar loops...
Nobody Ever Washes a Rental Car – some practical ideas about implementation, ownership and involvement
I just posted up some ideas on my poems and quips blog, which tend to be my short little ditties...
Thanksgiving, Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, and poems for followup
I've been building up a series of illustrations to use for following up on training and many of...
Trust. Promises. Innovation. Some thoughts on improving performance results.
I just blogged about three cartoons in my other blog, my poems on performance one. But I thought...
Getting More Done with More – Managing Performers, Slinks and Zombies
In my experience, 30+ years of working with organizations the workplace tends to operate with a...