A Person, Artist, Software Engineer, Geologist.

There are times in my life when I've come to a junction where my life will change dramatically, either in part to a choice I am making or events that are occurring around me.  At these times (sometimes they are hard to spot, others not) I like to pause and really reflect on just what is occurring. All choices and changes are not the same.  I make decisions all the time but most of the time they don't amount to much as my life will keep chugging along as it's has been.  But getting married, divorced, having kids, changing professions, etc.  These will change your life. I liken these moments as a "can't go back" commitment.  Actually there is a good poster by Mary Engelbreit that speaks to this. Companies are not that much different.  For the most part, decisions are made day in and day out and the path, culture and outcomes do not diverge much.  But there are times when I company should or needs to change. If you have been with a single compan...

Just to define what a Murder Room is, it's a game not unlike the board game Clue, where the people in the room are told about a murder and the people playing (and paying for it) can ask the staff (role playing staff) questions about the murder, victim, etc. in a effort to uncover who the murderer is.  Lying is not allowed and the enjoyment is in piecing the clues together for the final outcome. Because it's a game, players ask simple questions that build a trail of discovery to find the murderer.  This is fun in a game, but if you really want the cut to the chase, players could ask more pointed and direct questions for a quicker outcome.  But for a game the fun is in the journey. Not as much fun if the "game" is your job and the murder room is the company you work for. Company employee polls are not unlike a Murder Room, except he company never really want heavy truths (would prefer "light" issues only) and the staff never really gives the direct an...