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...
Herding Cats and Building Teamwork – some funny videos!
Years ago, Al Breland showed me a clip of the EDS commercial that used Warren Bennis' theme (his...

