There was a post up in one of my LinkedIn groups about the fact that there is another definition...
motivation in the workplace
How does Lost Dutchman compare to other team building exercises?
The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is a unique teambuilding exercise in the global...
Organizational Positive Self-Talk – Ideas for Improvement
Cleaning out some old filing cabinets, I came across my NLP folders, which contained a lot of...
The Customer sets the price for our Square Wheels Facilitation Toolkit!
Please note: We stopped this promotion a while back. People continued to pay our retail price for...
Facilitating Engagement, Alignment and Involvement with Cartoons
Let me share some ideas about facilitating engagement, alignment and involvement with cartoons, my...
Nobody ever washes a rental car – Thoughts on engagement and ownership
"Nobody ever washes a rental car." I've been using this phrase for dozens of years, since it...
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...
4 Hours for Innovation. What to do to optimize results…
As a consultant or trainer, let's say you only have 4 hours to help a group of managers or...
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...
Chickens, Teaching, Honesty, Thinking and Innovation – a story
An acquaintance who is always sharing stories and jokes sent me a good one. And the more I thought...
Commitment to Employee Development is good! Engagement? Coaching?
In 2010, employers spent more on employees' development than ever before: businesses in the United...
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...