We should be creating a SkyNet of Workplace Performance improvement to eliminate bad management....
What would Tom Gilbert Do?
“What Would Tom Gilbert Do” is the sixth in a series of posts I am doing to share about key...
What Would Peter Drucker Do?
This “What Would Peter Drucker Do” is the second in a series of posts I will do to share about key...
A Round Wheel Happy New Year!
We had a Christmas Day brunch at one of the finer hotels here in Greenville and, to put it simply,...
Stupidly Simple Engagement and Motivation
Here are my stupidly simple engagement and motivation ideas, a concept that involves the...
Debriefing Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine – The Numbers
This post is to focus on debriefing Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, a first-class team building game...
Getting the Cows to the Barn; Thoughts on Alignment and Performance
I am NOT saying that employees are cows. Just the opposite, actually. Well, guess I am not sure...
Daylight Savings Improvement Day – Spring Forward Monday
On Sunday, March 9, at 0200 hours in the early morning of 2014, most of the United States will...
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...
Tons of Good Writings, so why is improvement so hard? Part Two
This is the second of two articles that hammer on the issues around supervision and how they...
Flying by the seat of your pants – NOT the way to Engaging Employees
In the process of writing a new newsletter on the criticality of supervisors in organizations, I...
Teamwork, Communications and Optimization of Performance
My friend Lou Carloni has been sharing ideas about people and performance for many years and a...
Performance Feedback – Breakfast of Champions!
An overview of how to optimize performance feedback systems, including a checklist of key features.
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....
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...