For the past 10 years or so, I have been reading the works of my pal, Brian Paxton, in South...
workplace performance improvement
PMC's Team Building Activities – Comparison Matrix
The pressure is on -- people want me to bring forth my new game design on strategy implementation,...
7 Things You Should Do Differently to Build Better Teamwork
This is most assuredly NOT the First Rodeo for the vast majority of my readership. Many of you...
Is Work Funny or What? Paradoxes in Perceptions
I am a serious guy when it comes to people and performance, which is why I lean toward using games...
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...
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...