A discussion about the major differences between appraisal and performance management along with a parable that tells a useful story and details a good metaphor about people getting things accomplished.
manager as motivator
A Joke on the issues of Implementing New Ideas
We're playing around with a bunch of new tools to help supervisors manage their remote workers...
Square Wheels Tools for Managing and Leading Remote Workers
Square Wheels images have 30 years of global exposure proving they are one of the best tools out...
Decreasing Resistance to Change — The Finger, Arm and Leg Exercise for facilitating discussion
In The Dilbert Principles, Dilbert said, "Change is good. You go first." That one little quip...
How do I generate new and improved outcomes in meetings?
Yesterday, I answered a Quora question about effective workplace team building activities and how...
Play the Fool, Achieve Hero Leadership
David Riklin caught my attention a while ago with one of those quotes that says a lot more than it...
Design Thinking: Who ARE those customers
Attending an Agile workshop this morning, my thinking was on Design Thinking and how many of those...
Contributing Improvement Ideas. The BOSS is the biggest issue
I plan on doing a whole series of posts around some survey results by my friend and colleague,...
MORE on being “Too Busy” to implement new improvements
GENERALLY, most workers in most organizations will say that management does a pretty poor job of...
Too Busy and Somewhat Disengaged – an illustration of workplace reality
Workers and managers tend to be too busy and somewhat disengaged from connecting with each other...
The Square Wheels Controversy – LEGO or Line-Art?
Since 1993, I have been presenting workshops internationally using a series of line-art images...
Team Bonding. Engagement. Innovation – an Animated Square Wheels Icebreaker
Interested in a simple-to-use, engaging, experiential framework to generate active involvement in...
People, Performance, and Robotics – Let’s focus on PEOPLE!
Thoughts on getting things done as we see more and more use of artificial intelligence in more and...
Employee Engagement is OVER? Maybe that is a good thing!
An email from Mercer/Sirota today was headlined, "Employee Engagement is so over! Ok, maybe not...
Round Wheels of Today are the Square Wheels of Tomorrow – Thoughts on Continuous Continuous Improvement
The Round Wheels of Today ARE the Square Wheels of Tomorrow -- simply because things often...