Here is one of my new frameworks, something for consideration about how things seem to really work...
Engagement
Santa Rocks and Rolls
I got out some of the old cartoons that we did around our Santa Performance Improvement Poems,...
Thoughts on Optimal Team Sizes and Intrinsic Motivation for Results
Andrea Goodridge posed the following question in a LinkedIn discussion: "What is the optimal team...
Simple thoughts on Extrinsic Motivation
Sometimes, I am not sure what triggers the motivation for me to pop into here and write up a blog....
It’s Not My Fault – Why Engagement is Not Working
Some really scary stuff is how much money companies are spending on Engagement Surveys and how...
Engagimentation = Engagement plus Implementation
Continued writing and reading and writing has been pretty interesting as I bounce different ideas...
What I hope for: The Workplace
I was asked for a 500-word "wish" to be published by another organization and I thought to repost...
Teamwork, Peer Support and the idea of Dis-Un-Engagement
People need support. On the playing field, the players have each other pushing them in their...
Motivation, Training and Icebreakers. Keeping It Real!
Opportunities to increase motivation abound in every organization. So many things one can do to...
Moron Engagement – The Concept of Dis-Un-Engagement
This post is about doing things differently. It is about looking for ways to remove the things...
Herding Cats and Building Teamwork – some funny videos!
Years ago, Al Breland showed me a clip of the EDS commercial that used Warren Bennis' theme (his...
Our Best Little Toolkit, good for motivating workplace improvement!
Square Wheels has become a globally-known metaphor for continuous continuous improvement. I have...
4 Hours for Innovation. What to do to optimize results…
As a consultant or trainer, let's say you only have 4 hours to help a group of managers or...
Innovation, Strategy and Motivation
I am sitting on the bed in Mumbai, looking at emails and thinking about how well the strategy...
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...