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Are Managers simply BAD or is it the Workplace
This will be a short post, with a link to a solid article and one illustration. Gallup had an...
Monday Morning Square Wheels and other thoughts
Here is our new framework for considering how things really seem to work in most organizations,...
It’s about Perspective Opportunity, People!
Perception. Breakfast of Champions. Or some such thing. Stepping back from the wagon to look for...
Choose Rolling over Rocking
Below are two images that represents one of those simple contemplation ideas or thoughts on life,...
A Certificate of Achievement from Drumpf University
Well, I read an article today about giving those people who enrolled and who paid for their...
Thrive Global – and a message for Supervisors everywhere
It was interesting to read Arianna Huffington's post, "Welcome to Thrive Global." As I read her...
Engagement. Motivation. Innovation. The Critical Importance of Supervisors
WHO in your management team has the absolute most impact on profits? Please do not delude yourself...
What is it with “Engagement?” Why can’t we drive it forward More Better Faster?
I was shocked and amazed to see, after we have spent billions of dollars on surveys and...
Square Wheels, Dr. Seuss and “suck” or “muck?”
As we develop more and more thoughts on The Square Wheels Project, our course to teach...
Workplace FUN – ONE stupidly simple idea
Gallup just published a report that showed that only 35% of male managers in the US are engaged in...
Innovation and Thinking – Continuous Continuous Improvement
Innovation and continuous improvement are increasingly important issues for today's business, with...
Innovation and Thinking – Cognitive Dissonance and Creativity
There are plenty of good tools out there for generating new ideas and momentum about innovating in...
Meetings. Making Creative Sessions more Creatively Discussing
This will be a simple expansion of some ideas for how a supervisor might hold an involving and...
Morning and Afternoon – Good Times to Step Back
This is my 505th blog post on the PMC Blog. Whodathunkit? And, I just started up on Instagram a...