A recent gallup poll got me thinking about the engagement challenges we face. The 2012 poll revealed that while in America there is a more engaged workforce (30%) than the rest of the world (13%) there is still a staggering 52% that are not engaged and 18% that are actively disengaged. Interestingly Canada had only… Continue reading Achieving Engagement
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entitlement
Is there something out there in the world that you feel is owed to you? Have you “earned” a right to step in line ahead of someone else and claim the prize? Air travel is a regular part of my work and I love to sit and watch people approach the departure gate in the… Continue reading entitlement
MacGyver
The TV character MacGyver was a TV hero of mine. He could get into trouble and always find a way out by being very crafty with what ever he had on hand. I love problem solving and MacGyver had the cool solutions to tough problems. It was entertaining to see the solutions come together and… Continue reading MacGyver
Achieving Engagement
A recent gallup poll got me thinking about the challenges we face. The 2012 poll revealed that while in America there is a more engaged workforce (30%) than the rest of the world (13%) there is still a staggering 52% that are not engaged and 18% that are actively disengaged. One interesting data set is… Continue reading Achieving Engagement
with risk comes rewards?
In trying to teach my 11 year old son how someone can become financially wealthy I had to really think about how I wanted to explain myself to him. I could have used any number of stories of how people work hard, study hard, and then it all pays off but I found myself looking… Continue reading with risk comes rewards?
Why Jim Carrey’s video about gun ownership is stimulating conversation.
Why is Jim Carrey’s video “Cold Dead Hands” about gun ownership stimulating conversation? What! A celebrity you like speaking out on an issue and challenging you because you thought he was such a cool wacky guy? He is joking about the kind of gun pride stuff many of us joke about with people we can… Continue reading Why Jim Carrey’s video about gun ownership is stimulating conversation.
do I want to be a part of moon shot thinking?
How much of the 6 hours left in my day after the work-sleep-eat-cycle can/should I spend on entertainment? Well, if you have a family like me you decide to spend quality time with your wife and kids but what do you do with the rest of it? I understand that we have a great privledge… Continue reading do I want to be a part of moon shot thinking?
Connection – Potential – Rewards
Making a good Connection creates Potential for great Rewards I have had the good fortune to learn from leaders in the world of people coaching. I have found my own ideas/styles emerging as I add my own experience and knowledge into the recipe that I have gained from these awesome influences. Of late my perspective… Continue reading Connection – Potential – Rewards
working better together to change the world
I have been fascinated by the idea of communal living and the benefits of sharing. Sharing tools with each other and helping to learn new tools and solve problems together. This very concept seems like something that comes from deep within me as if programmed to try to do this. In real life however, I… Continue reading working better together to change the world
4 kinds of officer
I listened to Stewart Brand on CBC Ideas the other day and he mentioned that when he was an officer in the US military his trainers held the belief that there were 4 kinds of officers. I found it very interesting. From best to worst: Brilliant and Lazy Brilliant and Industrious Lazy and Stupid Industrious… Continue reading 4 kinds of officer