More and more, I am convinced that the key training people in organizations do not reside in HR /...
Managing and leading change
Reflection and Innovation: Don’t Just DO Something, Stand There
This statement, Don't Just DO Something, Stand There! describes the action that we have been...
Why do teams choose to compete rather than collaborate?
People continually make choices, selecting responses from their existing set of "behavioral...
We CANNOT expect involvement and engagement if we play the Blame Frame Game
How can we motivate people when we make them defensive? How can we expect innovation and process...
Teamwork Works! Teambuilding has Positive Impacts.
There have been a variety of articles and posts on different leadership development groups taking...
On Teamwork, Trial and Error Improvement, and Blame Frames
Organizational improvement and teamwork tends to be a lot of trial and error improvement. The...
Some Square Wheels Illustrated Quotes
There are a few main "one-liners" and memorable quotes that I use regularly in my articles and...
Which is Innovation Reality? You make the choice…
A cartoon of Håkan Forss generated a few reactions about which might better represent...
Implementing Round Wheels to fix the Square Ones
Some simple thoughts about Square Wheels® One and about interactively capturing ideas for improvement.
Teaching the Caterpillar to Fly – A Slideshare program
Teaching the Caterpillar to Fly is the theme of my ideas on managing and leading change. I have...
Business Haiku – Square Wheels thoughts and ideas
It is well known that images add to imagination and that poems and quips often anchor ideas to...
Continuous Continuous Improvement found by The Caterpillar!
The caterpillar in all of us will probably discover that the world is all about "continuous...
Flying, Skills, Performance Management and Performance Appraisal – Crazy Thoughts
Sometimes, you just have to jump. Things come together to force you to do something. Sometimes, it...
Strategy Implementations, like most other initiatives, Mostly Fail. Some thoughts…
My good friend and associate, Robin Speculand, has been working closely with organizations on the...
Two Miles of Ditch for Every Mile of Road – Thoughts on Teamwork and Collaboration
Teamwork and Collaboration. Great thoughts and a wonderful concept for organizations. But then...