Boss. In organizations, a lot of people know precisely who that is. And that can be a positive or...
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Please Wait – a thought on Innovation and Improvement
I was playing in my pool league and there was an old plastic sign that someone had stuck on the...
Innovation and Change: BIG Sale on Square Wheels!
A conversation turns into an idea and then an illustration is produced. That seems how creativity...
How many people have seen Square Wheels illustrations?
Got a problem with motivation, engagement or productivity and looking for a simple and bombproof,...
Simple thoughts on Rewards and Performance
I thought to weigh in here with a few thoughts on reinforcement and performance. I am going to...
Poem on Team Innovation and Motivation
Most of the time, I blog up my poems (and posters and quips) on my other blog,...
National Employee UN-Appreciation DAY needed
This will be a short post and one focused on something I see as a pretty important issue. Today...
Beautiful Math – Euler's Law and Square Wheels
This post is a little off the beaten path for the blog but I thought that this article was really...
Purposeful Meeting Openers and Icebreakers: Relevant and Congruent
In my experience, many trainers and consultants focused on involving and engaging participants use...
Getting the Cows to the Barn; Thoughts on Alignment and Performance
I am NOT saying that employees are cows. Just the opposite, actually. Well, guess I am not sure...
A Desk is a Dangerous Place – Thoughts on Innovation and Implementation
I responded to a LinkedIn post about the issues of innovation and implementation. It was started...
Asking Key Questions to Generate Intrinsic Motivation and Engagement
If you are a regular reader of my blogs, you know that we write extensively on issues of teamwork,...
Keeping It Stupidly Simple – Thoughts on Teams and Teamwork
In a recent LinkedIn thread on leadership, Bob Whipple posted up a short note on "4 Essential...
Weed Killers, Bug Killers and Organizational Development
We spend a LOT of money on weed control and bug killers for our yards and gardens. We spend tiny...
KISS – Keeping It Stupidly Simple – A Square Wheels Poster on Collaboration
Complex, convoluted and risky. That is today's workplace for most people. Nothing seems simple...