Category: Employee Engagement

Truth or Consequences

By Al Mills A couple years ago I had some tearing in my eye that wouldn’t heal and was likely to lead to a detached retina.  My eye doctor alerted a local eye care institute and within a couple days, I was seeing an ophthalmologist.  A quick laser procedure that took about 20 minutes took care of the issue and at a follow up appointment a couple of weeks later, I had the privilege of […]

Get it on the Table!

By Al Mills In an episode of the TV show Friends, the gang is discussing another hit TV show; Three’s Company.  The friends are discussing a particular episode when Chandler (Matthew Perry), injects his usual sarcasm and asks “is that the one where there’s a misunderstanding of some sort?” As we all know, or at least anyone who is old enough, Three’s Company built an entire series on misunderstandings, silly assumptions, and innuendo.  Plenty of […]

Liz Wiseman and the Redefined Rookie

By Al Mills In a previous article from The Advantage Mill we discussed the temptation to micro-manage as it accompanies experience.  If you read the article, you’ll know that even Captain Kirk got in on the action!  But we barely scratched the surface on what experience means to people that are in leadership. In my own world, I know what relief I feel when someone who I know and trust joins in a team effort.  […]

Square Pegs

For those of us that grew up in the 80’s we remember some fine television programming.  The spectrum ran from groundbreaking shows like Hill Street Blues, and the always wonderful M*A*S*H, to shows like Manimal and Misfits of Science.  I bet you’ve never even heard of the last two.  One popular show depicting high school life was Square Pegs, and it really was just about what you’d think; kids that struggled to fit in with […]