February 24th, 2009
Are you someone who sits at your desk, or work space and wants to shout—I can’t get any work done here! You’re not alone. Only one in every two average U.S employees believes that their current workspace design encourages innovation and creativity. In addition, these employees felt they would be 21% more productive if given […]
April 9th, 2008
Since we developed our new website in the fall of 2007, I promised to write more on the subject of people feeling discontent in their job. This past week the scale was finally tipped when on two separate occasions the topic of Patrick Lencioni’s new book, The Three Signs of a Miserable Job, came up. […]
March 11th, 2008
During this time of Lent, I find it important for me to remember and ponder the greatest gift—the one that God our Lord gave freely–his only Son, Jesus, who died and rose again in order that I may live and receive eternal life.
Think about a time recently that you received a gift. Think about how […]
October 31st, 2007
In one of the all time feel good movies ever, Cool Runnings, about the development of the Jamaican bobsled team, John Candy’s character says, “a gold metal is a beautiful thing, but if you’re not enough without it, you’ll never be enough with it.” I so had hopes of running up Michigan Avenue toward […]
September 11th, 2007
Whatever new business books or articles you read today, the word ADVANTAGE is looming somewhere in the text. We hear a lot about competitive advantage. I just read an article on collaborative advantage. So, here comes one more–synergistic advantage.
For the past 17 years, I have been working with groups to help them identify and build […]