The Employee Engagement Profit Chain

The motherlode of wealth runs not through the executive  corridors but through the vocational landscape of frontline employees.” I know I quoted this, from “Firms … Read more

Searching For Better

There can be little doubt that the world is in crisis. The number of issues humanity is facing seems to increase daily. Soaring inflation and … Read more

The Power of Ownership

I have long championed employee ownership, which is a key element of my ‘Every Individual Matters’ Model. It has always seemed self-evident to me that … Read more

Organizational Synergy through Empowerment and Teamwork

Synergy. That is a word that may not seem to be as popular or prolific as it once was. Yet that doesn’t make it any … Read more

Pursuing Good Business Leadership

Imagine, right now, that you are attached to a lie-detector and you are asked, “Are you a good business leader?” How would you answer?    If … Read more

Management Evolution: Where do you stand?

You probably know that, if you put a frog in cold water and slowly heat it, it will eventually boil to death. This fact was … Read more

Busting Bureaucracy by Eliminating Hierarchy

Rather ironically, hours after posting my blog last week (Cats, Caterpillars and Business), I received reinforcing information that substantiated all my points. And from no … Read more

Cats, Caterpillars and Business

Have you ever noticed how sensitive a cat’s fur is? Barely touch a sleeping cat and it will twitch where you touch it.  It’s purely … Read more

No Mas! It’s Time to Make a Stand!

You could count all the words of Spanish I know on one hand, but “No Mas!” is a phrase I remember well (thanks to an … Read more