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Encouragement and Motivation through Feedback, Not Manipulation
While responding to a post by Dan Rockwell called, “No encouragement is discouragement” it got me thinking about the issues of performance and coaching and rewards and feedback and extrinsic versus...
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Turning Spectator Sheep into Engaged and Involved Employees
Spectator Sheep. You know who they are and what they do – they stand on the outside of what is happening and voice their opinions: Naaaaaaaa. Baaaaaaa. Spectator Sheep: pretty easily identified…...
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Spectator Sheep – Engaging and Involving Poor Performers
I saw a post in one of my online training groups and it was talking about organizational deadwood. Granted, it is an issue in a lot of companies, but my take is to view it as an opportunity more than a...
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Thoughts on Teamwork and Engagement
This is about issues and opportunities around people and performance. Maximum organizational effectiveness comes from aligning people to work together on shared common goals and providing them with the...
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In The Beginning – Thoughts on strategies and motivation
I am just back from a great trip to India, part of which focused on themes of strategy implementation and leadership and the generation of alignment and motivation. The sessions went well and like most...
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Some Old Thoughts and Data on The Workplace
I’ve been collecting stuff forever, saving statistics and quotes and tidbits into computer files, so I have tons of stuff, old and new. And recently, I came across a paper document showing statistics...
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Simple thoughts on Extrinsic Motivation
Sometimes, I am not sure what triggers the motivation for me to pop into here and write up a blog. This one was triggered from “the holiday spirit” + some advertising on TV + a new LinkedIn discussion...
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Innovate & Implement – an exercise linked to getting things done
We’ve been playing with the design of a package focused on innovation for a couple of years. Since creativity and innovation are not primary focuses of mine, this game languishes a bit in my...
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“We have met the enemy and He is US.” Pogo, Leadership and Management
Early in my career, there was a popular quote popping around attributed to Pogo, a cartoon series by the late Walt Kelly. The quote I love was published initially as an Earth Day poster in 1970. For...
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Maximizing Team Building Impacts with Senior Managers
A prospect engaged me in a discussion of the potential of using The Search for The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine with a large group of senior managers to accomplish some management team building. One neat...
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