This is a short blog about Frederick Taylor and his thoughts on MANAGEMENT (1911), something I...
people and performance
Good Performance Feedback Matters. Supervisors Must Help Turn It into Improvement.
Good Performance Feedback REALLY Matters. But it is the Supervisors who must turn it into...
Everything Is Fine. So Why Are We Rolling on Square Wheels?
Everything Is Fine. So Why Are We Rolling on Square Wheels? Personal growth, better questions, and...
Ditch the Training Manual: Use Square Wheels and Drive Real Performance
Ditch the Training Manual: Facilitate with Square Wheels images to drive real workplace...
Before You Pull Harder: A Giraffe’s Perspective on Square Wheels and Workplace Flow
Before You Pull Harder: A Giraffe’s Perspective on Square Wheels and Workplace Flow. Look beyond...
Supervisor Hellscape? Apparently, Not Always
There IS a Supervisor Hellscape out there. I document it any number of times with statistics and...
Losing Gen Z workers? Supervisors can make a difference!
Gen Z workplace challenges often reflect an expectations mismatch, not motivation problems....
Silly Square Wheel / Round Wheel One-Liner Jokes
As most of us know, things roll around on silly Square Wheels and there must be a joke or two in...
The Supervisor Hellscape Is Getting Worse and Supervisors Cannot Fix It Alone
Our Supervisor Hellscapes are Getting Worse and our Supervisors Cannot Fix these wicked problems...
Why Teams Stop Pushing Their Wagons
When people STOP pushing their wagon, supervisors can use a simple facilitation process to rebuild...
Square Wheels Helps Managers Make Better Decisions
My Square Wheels® approach to workplace conversations makes a simple but often ignored leadership...
Who is Dr. Scott Simmerman?
Who Is Dr. Scott J. Simmerman? I’m Scott Simmerman, an organizational-development consultant,...
AI Will Not Just Change Work — It Will Change How People Think and Communicate to Improve It
It is predictable that AI will not just change work but will also change how people think and how...
Would You Like to Join the Facilitators’ Guild?
Would You Like to Join the Facilitators’ Guild? I think you would find it of great benefit for...
Red Brick Thinking, Square Wheels, and the Courage to Make Work—and Life—Lighter
How Square Wheels and Donna McGeorge’s "Red Brick Thinking" can deepen conversations about...