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The Monday Minute (Or Two)

Our founder and leader, Alan Schnur, has things to say. And he’s focused on a particular four-letter word….W-O-R-K. Check out Alan’s unique perspective in an informal and insightful conversation about the workplace and the society in which we live.

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It’s a Virtual Menagerie

Posted on March 12, 2017

No, this isn’t about Washington, D.C.  This is, though, about the politics that dominate many organizations throughout the United States.  As it turns out, most are keepers of large, heavy, dominating beasts.  You know them well:  The legendary, all-powerful, all-dreaded 800-pound gorilla and the elephant mysteriously capable of sneaking into a room, climbing onto a table […]

The Mirage Effect in Real Life

Posted on March 06, 2017

“I can’t believe it!  You described exactly what’s happened to my team several times over the last couple of years.  It’s infuriating!  The message our team gets loudly and clearly:  Innovation is not valued here.  So why try?” “When we met in his office, he said he loved the idea and that we could count […]

The Mirage Effect

Posted on February 26, 2017

Why are so few teams at work producing amazing results?  Could it be that leaders are not given the license – the freedom – to build high-performing teams, teams that are allowed to produce truly creative, innovative results?     We think so.  And we call the lack of freedom to produce outstanding results ‘The […]

Building Amazing Teams (and why there aren’t more of them)

Posted on February 19, 2017

This is still not about sports.  Even so, last week the University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team won their 100th consecutive game.  One hundred.  Coach Geno Auriemma has built a culture of winning unlike any other. UConn’s last loss was to Stanford on November 17, 2014.  The UConn women are likely thinking, ‘UCLA men won […]