The past week has been really interesting, since I have had the chance to talk to a lot of people...
Facilitating Engagement, Alignment and Involvement with Cartoons
Let me share some ideas about facilitating engagement, alignment and involvement with cartoons, my...
On Trial and Error, Blame Frames and Gotcha’s: Engagement? Innovation? Really?
Engagement and Innovation are NOT easy things to do, yet they can be accomplished if one remembers...
Keeping Things Simple – Involving and Engaging
Over the 45 years that I have played with issues around involving and engaging people for...
Defense is not good for Innovation – Thoughts on Engagement for Innovation
There was an interesting thread on the Innovation Excellence group on LinkedIn, one that talks...
Active Learning, Reflection and Performance – Thoughts by Mel Silberman
My last blog was on debriefing learning to better impact performance and was stimulated by a...
On Debriefing Learning – My experiential framework on performance gain
Just a short post here, with more to come. I think this issue of debriefing is a very critical...
Facilitation. Why? Ownership Involvement and Employee Engagement
As I was updating some of my orientation thoughts in some of the toolkits I sell, I got into...
Metaphors as Tools for Organizational Improvement
Ah, LinkedIn. Sometimes, a post in there just triggers some good thinking on my part (or at least...
Progress is not all about Training, Motivation and Processes.
For a long time, I have played with a couple of cartoons that reflect my thinking about training...
A Comparison Chart of PMC’s Team Building Activities
We're supporting an ever increasing variety of impactful team building games these days and I am...
Best Square Wheels Answers
Joan had asked me to do some writing around using Square Wheels® for some marketing videos,...
Innovation – Myths versus Continuous Continuous Improvement
James Gardner, in his book, "Sidestep and Twist," talks about innovation and spending and the fact...
The Paradox of Resistance to Innovation – Risk and Choice
The global recession pushes more leaders and managers to think about failure and its prevention in...




