In a recent LinkedIn thread on leadership, Bob Whipple posted up a short note on "4 Essential...
workplace performance improvement
LEGO Team Building Exercises
If you have been following my blogs, you would know that I am using LEGO to do team building and...
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...
You CAN herd frogs! Thoughts on Strategy Implementation
Herding cats is a metaphor for trying to organize something unorganizable. So here are some funny thoughts about workplace improvement.
Elephants, Line Managers and Workplace Engagement
More and more, I am convinced that the key training people in organizations do not reside in HR /...
A Dance of Change – something new?
It was funny to read a little blurb in the ASTD Training & Development magazine about an...
LEGO, Square Wheels, and Teamwork – Celebrating Success
Let me illustrate my thinking on issues of corporate performance, innovation, teamwork and the...
Working while Not Working – The Problem of Overconnectedness
I wrote a blog up a year ago about statistics on work and working and the interconnection with...
We CANNOT expect involvement and engagement if we play the Blame Frame Game
How can we motivate people when we make them defensive? How can we expect innovation and process...
Getting Things Done – Herding Frogs and Herding Cats
A couple of really good discussions on facilitation and implementation reminded me of The Theme of...
The Actual Impossibility of Engagement – An Organizational Reality
Check me on this if you can, but we keep talking about improving workplace performance by the...
Moron ENGAGEMENT, is it even possible today
The conversations about time availability for coaching and team building by supervisors continue...
Is ENGAGEMENT even possible, today?
For all the statistics showing that employee engagement is really low and the surveys showing 2/3...
Strategy Implementation and Team Building – Years of Hard Work
My friend and associate, Robin Speculand, has been working with strategy implementation ideas and...
Team Building and Large Event Management Ideas
My network of consultant users is sharing the idea that the "large team building event business"...