Fun versus Value. Activity versus Learning. These seem to be age old mysteries anchored to...
Metaphors for business improvement
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...
Will we be remembered in 50 years? Is that important?
I’m not looking forward to a tombstone with some chiseled words. It is not at all important that I...
The Search for the Treasures of Göbekli Tepe – a new team building game
We are well along with the main design of our newest team building exercise, The Search for the...
Chaos and Confusion – A Haiku Poem on Organizational Alignment
Ah, the playing around continues. This illustration was the second one in a series about how...
A Haiku Poem on Dealing with Organizational Politics
Sometimes, when you are up to your "axles" in the swamp, you forget that your original intention...
It’s Relatively Simple – An Illustration of More Better Faster
Here are some simple thoughts on making workplace improvements. Perspective and motivation are key...
A poem on Intrinsic Motivation and Continuous Continuous Improvement
I stated playing with some of the Square Wheels cartoons and doing some short poems over the past...
Godzilla Meets Bambi – Simple thoughts on creativity, innovation and leadership
Here is what happens if I let my brain wander around. I got online today and saw a post that got...
The Isolation of Leadership = A Desk is a Dangerous Place from which to View the World
I've been using the Square Wheels One illustration for a long time, since 1993, and reactions to...
Decision-Making – Research shows Worker Bees get it Right
One of my favorite quotes and anchor points for my presentations is adapted from a quote from a...
Motivation, Training and Icebreakers. Keeping It Real!
Opportunities to increase motivation abound in every organization. So many things one can do to...
Dis-Un-Engagement and The Lesson of The Monkeys
Ah, the Internet. And StumbleUpon. And Research on behavior. And Creative Genius. I love it when...
Thoughts on Boiling Frogs and other metaphors on change
I have a Big Bunch of cartoons and I was illustrating another blog post when I came across two...
Square Wheels, Mixed Levels of Management, and Implementation Success
I got a great question in an email this morning that triggered this post on how to implement...