Over the 45 years that I have played with issues around involving and engaging people for...
team motivation
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...
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...
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...
PRIDE – Issue or Opportunity?
One of the illustrations I have used over the years to focus on organizational paradoxes is this...
The Elephant in the Room – Line Managers are the Trainers (All others fail)
More and more, I am convinced that the KEY training people in organizations do not reside in the...
Stress as a Motivator?
In the LinkedIn discussion that I mentioned in the previous post, the question arose as to whether...
Motivation? It is feedback, not extrinsic motivators, the drive performance
I think the biggest opportunity to improve performance is through good, positive, immediate...
Ideas, Innovation and Strategy Implementation – Getting Things Done More Better Faster
I have loved this quote since I first heard it 15 years ago at a conference: If we're not getting...