I was thinking about a discussion about climate change and decision-making and "considered...
Involving and Engaging People
Two LEGO Square Wheels Posters on Trust
Barbara Kimmel and I are discussing the placement of some simple "Poster Training Illustrations"...
Elephants, Line Managers and Workplace Engagement
More and more, I am convinced that the key training people in organizations do not reside in HR /...
Workplace Happiness – Why are so many unhappy?
I sure wish I had a silver bullet on this issue of the workplace and how to make it better. There...
Progress – The Paradox of Making It
This post is subtitled, There are just some things you cannot build with LEGO and it is about...
A Dance of Change – something new?
It was funny to read a little blurb in the ASTD Training & Development magazine about an...
LEGO, Square Wheels, and Teamwork – Celebrating Success
Let me illustrate my thinking on issues of corporate performance, innovation, teamwork and the...
Brainstorming and Implementation – That DOES work…
In the past year or so, there have been a number of articles and writings on the theme that...
We CANNOT expect involvement and engagement if we play the Blame Frame Game
How can we motivate people when we make them defensive? How can we expect innovation and process...
Moron ENGAGEMENT, is it even possible today
The conversations about time availability for coaching and team building by supervisors continue...
Is ENGAGEMENT even possible, today?
For all the statistics showing that employee engagement is really low and the surveys showing 2/3...
Leading People by Involving and Engaging – some resources
Motivating, aligning and engaging people are critical tasks of managing, but also something that...
On Teamwork, Trial and Error Improvement, and Blame Frames
Organizational improvement and teamwork tends to be a lot of trial and error improvement. The...
Debriefing Teams for Optimizing Impact – some thoughts on facilitation, planning and debriefing
Debriefing teams playing the game is about generating an optimal impact. Here, I share some...
Some Square Wheels Illustrated Quotes
There are a few main "one-liners" and memorable quotes that I use regularly in my articles and...