Here is what I think is the best closing storyline out there, after attending a whole big bunch of...
employee engagement
Puppies and Performance Improvement – Random Thoughts…
Much of my thinking involves that metaphor of a wooden wagon rolling on Square Wheels with a cargo...
Square Wheels – NOT some simple model of organizational performance
An interesting telephone conversation this morning got me thinking that it might be a good thing...
Intrinsic Motivation and Engagement – Training is NOT the answer
Here are a series of my old Square Wheels line art images and some thoughts about intrinsic...
Square Wheels and really expensive alternatives to Round Wheels
John McDermott sent me a link to a device called a Cubli - I thought the video cute and then,...
Square Wheels, timing and rhyming on issues
Yes, viewers, Scott goes off on another creative tangent. I am hoping that you will find these...
The Play’s The Thing – More Cartoons on how organizations really work
Organizations need to make continuous progress on workplace improvements so that they can sustain...
Square Wheels and funny captions – The Joke is on Who?
Funny how the brain works... I got a list of slogans and tagwords for beauty products and computer...
Teaching The Caterpillar to Fly – Thoughts on Change – Part One
This is Part One of Teaching The Caterpillar to Fly - Thoughts on Change, a five-part post on...
Top Performers Least Engaged Workers? Low Performers Most Involved?
In 4 of 10 companies, low performers were more engaged than the high performers, a paradox that...
Managers. Leaders. Engagement. Involvement. Not! (And what we can do)
For the past two weeks, we have 50 or so people engaged in a LinkedIn conversation about: "We're...
Sabotage, Defense, Engagement and Workplace Collaboration
Sabotage, Defense, Engagement and Workplace Collaboration are common issues in many of today's...
Dot-Voting and Square Wheels for Innovation Ideas and Improved Shared Ownership
I will suggest you use Dot-Voting and Square Wheels for Innovation Ideas and Improved Shared...
Thoughts on building a high performance environment – Teamwork and Flow
"Flow" is a simple concept that relates challenges to skills, with the understanding that the two...
Managing The Mavericks – Caring for the High Maintenance Employee
Lisa Woods penned a really great article on managing the people who are the atypical and hard to...