A discussion the other day focused on a problem with speed and quality learning points for the...
Metaphors for business improvement
The Square Wheels Controversy – No Longer an Issue for 2023
There USED to be a Square Wheels Controversy around which of the styles of images were the most...
Learning Lessons from The Galapagos – Culture
My trips to The Galapagos have generated interesting Learning Lessons for me about people and...
Square Wheels – People and Performance – A joke and a story
Square Wheels® are engagement tools, a series of images around a metaphor of how things really...
Haiku on Fear, Perspective and Teamwork
Occasionally, I play with Haiku and use it with images to impact thinking. Here is one on Fear,...
The Round Wheels of Change in a Square Wheeled World
Let's face it: Leaders resist change and ideas for improvement. The challenge is to give them some...
Day One of Teambuilding and Strategy for The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine
If you are wondering why this blog is specific to Day One of the 20 Days of play occurring in Lost...
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...
Thoughts on Flying Frogs and Human Performance – and some metaphors
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.
Godzilla, Bambi and Innovation and Creativity
Why does innovation and creativity sometimes seem so hard to generate? This is an old issue with...
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...
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...
Round Wheels of Today are the Square Wheels of Tomorrow – Thoughts on Continuous Continuous Improvement
Simple thoughts on how things really work in most organizations, set up as a haiku: In any work...