Category Archives: The One Ball

Personal Branding = (Strength + Value + Visibility) x Engagement I believe personal branding is a pathway to increased employee engagement. We need to work in our work and on our work. Thinking about our personal brand, talking to others … Continue reading →

Are you on the ball? Myopia. Do you have your eye on the ball? The one ball? Or is one eye on the screen as you try and talk with someone else with your other eye, as you notice out … Continue reading →

Can you do….nothing? Leo Babuata wrote about nothing on Zen Habits: Sure, we all know how to do nothing. We all know how to lay around and waste time. But many of us are too busy to do it much, … Continue reading →

Find the all in small. Click on any of the balls above to see how one small click can expand Kaizen! Kazien. Kaizen is is a Japanese philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement throughout all aspects of life. Robet Maurer … Continue reading →

What are you catching these days? Are you catching what is thrown to you? How do you catch something? Do you make it easy for others to catch what you are throwing their way? There are many things in life … Continue reading →

Personal Brand = ( Strengths + Value + Visibility ) x Engagement Way beyond cereal boxes. Personal branding is so much more than being a box of tide or writing a clever slogan about who you are and what you … Continue reading →

Bounce into where you are and bounce out once you are done. Arrivals and departures. Many of us lack a sense of mindfulness about the power of transitions.  I often ask participants during employee engagement workshops the following two questions: … Continue reading →

Finding GEMO: Good Enough, Move On (The One Ball Series) GEMO completion mantra. Have you found GEMO? Use GEMO to create quick action and engagement. With GEMO, you don’t need all your ducks in a row, you need to be … Continue reading →

Crouch…Touch…PAUSE…Engage. Are you pausing on purpose? Finding the still point. I love the following lines from T. S. Eliot’s, Burnt Norton. At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; neither from nor towards; at the still … Continue reading →

Engaged work is your signature – a unique expression of who you are. Marking time? Some people make their marks while others sign their names. Are you just marking time or is your work a full expression of who you … Continue reading →

Play Ball! “PLAY BALL,” the umpire shouts to start the game. The umpire does not say let’s get down to work here, he says, “play ball.” Musicians play their instruments they don’t fret much unless they play the guitar. Young … Continue reading →