This post is about doing things differently. It is about looking for ways to remove the things...
On Managers, Competencies, and Skills — Some Square Wheels
I've been working with a colleague on developing a few "train-the-manager" courses that would...
Thoughts on Boiling Frogs and other metaphors on change
I have a Big Bunch of cartoons and I was illustrating another blog post when I came across two...
Square Wheels, Mixed Levels of Management, and Implementation Success
I got a great question in an email this morning that triggered this post on how to implement...
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...
Improve Your Engagement of People: The Square Wheels Facilitation Toolkit!
If you are looking for a simply toolkit to impact people and workplace performance improvement,...
Teaching the Caterpillar to Fly
Teaching The Caterpillar to fly is a flexible and impactful framework for discussing change and...
Stress as a Motivator? Cognitive Dissonance and Square Wheels!
In the LinkedIn discussion mentioned in a previous post, the question arose as to whether stress...
You set YOUR price for our Facilitation Toolkit – Square Wheels Roll!
Square Wheels illustrations have been used worldwide for almost 20 years as tools for...
Metaphors, Business Impacts and Behavioral Anchors
Some thoughts on jokes and metaphors for people and performance improvement.
Why use Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine for large team building events?
I was chatting with a human resources director and we were planning the presentation of The...
Interdepartmental Collaboration’s Vital Link to Organizational Profitability
HR Management Magazine asked me for an article a while back and I thought to make a copy of it...
Rental of Team Building Exercise for Large Groups
The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is a great team building exercise for focusing teams...
On Integrity and Customer Service and improving business results
Integrity and customer service and improving business results are key aspects of the performance...
Engage-Ability: Some thoughts on people and performance
There has been a lot of things being asked about engagement and involvement as well as issues...



