Now is the perfect time to change how we approach organizational development since there is so...
manager as motivator
Square Wheels – People and Performance – A joke and a story
Square Wheels® are a series of images around a metaphor of how things really work. The images and...
Use Supervisors to Implement Virtual Workplace Teambuilding
This blog focuses on the many benefits of using supervisors to implement virtual workplace...
Employee Engagement – Ask versus Tell, a leadership Best Practice
Employee Engagement! People make it seem as if it was some kind of action that is separate from...
Engage People for Performance Improvement
The manager is the key to engagement and engagement is the key to performance improvement. Here...
Haiku on Fear, Perspective and Teamwork
Occasionally, I play with Haiku and use it with images to impact thinking. Here is one on Fear,...
Why are Square Wheels presentations impactful?
Square Wheels® presentations are unusual because of the very useful metaphor that is the anchor of...
What makes a great executive retreat?
Eliza Farri ended a really good article, "What makes a great executive retreat" (HBR - July 4....
Radical Reinvention and Culture Change
The reality of change in big, legacy organizations is that it needs a radical reinvention of how...
What is SUCCESS in team building?
An issue I keep seeing in teambuilding events is a failure to define success in the desired...
Thinking Beyond the Carrot and Stick Theory of Performance
As it happens, the old carrot and stick theory of inspiring motivation is no longer the best way...
Teambuilding and Collaboration – What does Lost Dutchman do?
A new connection on LinkedIn asked me a simple question and I realize that I have not actually...
Team Building, Leadership and Change
An article about engaging people in the workplace to improve performance.
Can you IMPROVE a Square Wheel?
Some thoughts on active engagement using PMC’s Square Wheels® images and tools for innovation, and improve a square wheel.
Power, Petit Tyrants, and Sharking Performance
Leaders sometimes engage in petit tyrant behaviors that have negative impacts on others, sharking performance long term. Here are some thoughts.