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Low-Trust Leadership Evolves When Wrong Behaviors Are Rewarded

Low-trust leadership grows when corporate systems reward control, silence, and production over trust, feedback, and accountability. Learn how the Manager Alignment Gap forms and why TIGERS® Leadership Architecture certification helps consultants, fractionals, and HR leaders close it. Low-trust leadership rarely…

Inconsistent Leadership Breaks Trust and Slows Execution

Inconsistent leadership weakens trust, slows execution, and creates confusion across teams. Learn how TIGERS® behavior-based leadership helps managers build clarity, accountability, and follow-through. Inconsistent leadership is one of the fastest ways to weaken trust inside a team. It does not…

Leadership Licensing Is the System Organizations Need Now

Leadership licensing gives consultants, fractional executives, and HR advisors ready-to-use resources for building trust, feedback, and team execution during CEO turnover, AI disruption, and rapid change. Leadership licensing is becoming more valuable because organizations can no longer depend on one…

Manager Alignment Gap and the Hidden Cost of Growth

The hidden leadership problem that slows execution, weakens trust, and keeps founders, HR, and advisors carrying more than they should. Manager Alignment Gap is one of the clearest explanations for why smart organizations still struggle with trust, accountability, and execution…

Succession Planning Fails Without Leadership Structure

Succession planning fails when founders protect ownership but neglect leadership structure, accountability, and team readiness. Learn what continuity requires. Succession planning is not just a retirement conversation. It is a continuity conversation, a growth conversation, and a leadership-systems conversation. Founders…

Succession Planning Fails Without Human Systems

Succession planning fails when organizations focus on skills alone and neglect trust, feedback, and team development. Here is what leaders must build instead. Succession planning fails more often than leaders want to admit, not because organizations lack talent, but because…

Organizational Transformation Fails When Leaders Can’t Read the Room

Organizational transformation often fails when leaders misread silence, miss trust signals, and overlook team concerns. Here is how to close the gap. Organizational transformation often fails for a reason leaders do not want to admit. They mistake silence for buy-in…

Fractional Executive Success Needs More Than Advice

Fractional executive success now requires more than insight alone. Discover how trust, feedback, and team synergy create stronger client results. Fractional executive work is changing fast as clients ask for more than strategy, recommendations, and experience. Many experienced consultants and…

The Best Fractional Executives Bring More Than Advice

Fractional executives stand out when they bring tested structure, not just advice. See why leadership development now depends on systems that stick. Fractional executives are increasingly being asked to do more than advise. Leadership development is now one of the…

Leadership Systems That Scale When One-Off Advice Fails

Leadership systems that scale turn expertise into repeatable results. Learn why one-off leadership advice fails and what works instead. Leadership systems are what most experienced professionals are missing—not expertise, not credibility, but something they can deliver repeatedly and that holds…

Prevent Claims During RIFs With Leadership Architecture That Protects Trust, Dignity, and the Mission

Prevent claims during RIFs with clear rationale, objective criteria, humane transitions, and leadership practices that protect trust and reduce risk. Prevent claims during RIFs requires more than a legal review at the end of the process. It requires leadership discipline…

Behavior-Based Leadership System for Enhanced Trust, Accountability, and Retention

Learn how a behavior-based leadership system helps fractionals, founders, and HR leaders build trust, accountability, and retention in flatter, AI-driven organizations. A behavior-based leadership system is becoming essential for organizations that want to build trust, accountability, and retention in flatter,…

Leadership Architecture Serves When the Team Looks Fine, But Something Feels Off

Leadership architecture becomes essential when hidden strain, AI pressure, and thinner management layers start undermining trust, feedback, and team stability. Leadership architecture often becomes most important when nothing appears fully broken from the outside.  The work is still moving. Meetings…

Feeling Backed at Work Builds Stronger Teams and Leaders

Feeling backed at work strengthens trust, accelerates employee development, and improves performance. Learn how it factors into building stronger teams and leaders. Feeling backed at work changes how employees respond to challenge, feedback, and growth. When people believe their manager…

Leadership Architecture Is Indispensable in the Age of AI

Leadership architecture explains why founders and executives regain control, rebuild trust, and scale faster in the age of AI displacement. Leadership architecture is becoming the defining advantage separating founders and executives who regain control from those who quietly lose influence…

Frontline Employee Engagement and Leadership Blind Spot Consequences

Frontline employee engagement is collapsing where leaders ignore trust, voice, and recognition. Learn how leadership behaviors shape what comes next. Frontline employee engagement rarely collapses in dramatic fashion. It doesn’t announce itself with protests or sudden walkouts. More often, it…

Workplace Trust Leadership for Rebuilding in the AI Era

Workplace trust leadership is becoming the defining capability in AI-flattened organizations. Learn why early adopters are rebuilding leadership through small, turnkey cohorts. Workplace trust leadership is no longer a “soft skill” or cultural aspiration. It is fast becoming the operating…

Leadership Systems That Make Trust and Results Inevitable

High-performing leadership systems don’t depend on constant intervention. They shape trust, decision-making, and results through the structures leaders put in place long before problems appear. Leadership systems that make trust and results inevitable don’t rely on charisma, pressure, or constant…

Why Deep Thinking Improves Leadership Decision Making

Deep thinking helps leaders make better decisions in complex systems. Learn why speed alone fails—and how thoughtful leadership improves clarity, trust, and outcomes. Leadership decision making today is often described as fast, adaptive, and responsive. But speed alone no longer…

Leadership Reinvention Is a Critical Capability

True leadership growth requires reinvention. Discover how leaders can evolve systems and behaviors to stay effective, build trust, and drive results in today’s complex world. Leadership reinvention rarely begins as a bold decision. More often, it becomes necessary when something…

Transform Your Team Culture into a Powerful High-Trust Catalyst

Discover how high-trust leadership transforms team culture from stressed and disconnected to collaborative, resilient, and consistently high-performing.

The Courage to Risk (and Fail) in Leadership and Teams

In high-performing teams, the courage to risk and fail isn’t a threat.  It’s a signal. A signal that the team is growing, experimenting, and engaged in solving real problems. But in many organizations, the opposite is true. Risk is met…

Empathy Is Not a Weakness—It’s a Leadership Superpower

Empathy is not a weakness. However, it is one of the most misunderstood—and undervalued—leadership strengths in today’s workplace. Too often, it’s mistaken for “being nice” or “softening the blow.” But real empathy has edge. It’s the skill of seeing what…

Genuineness at Work-The Leadership Skill That Builds Loyalty, Safety, and Culture You Can Trust

In a world full of “talking points” and performance reviews, what people want most from their leaders is simple—genuineness. They want to know their manager isn’t hiding behind a script. That what’s said in meetings matches what’s felt behind the scenes.…

Success Isn’t a Ladder—It’s a Shared Journey

Success in traditional organizations often looks like a race to the top. Titles, bonuses, and decision-making power become the markers of achievement. Employees climb the hierarchy one rung at a time, hoping that leadership will eventually recognize their worth. But…

Debunking the Myths of Collaborative Leadership – Why It’s Not Soft, Slow, or Outdated

It’s a common misconception that collaborative leadership drags decision-making into endless meetings and diluted consensus. In reality, slow collaboration is a symptom of unclear roles, not the leadership style itself. In high-performing collaborative teams, speed doesn’t suffer when collaboration is…

Why Lone Wolves Stall and Interdependence Drives Real Team Success

Interdependence isn’t about dependence—it’s about strength through connection. In the old model of leadership, independence was the gold standard. Do your job. Stay in your lane. Don’t ask for help. For years, this approach was reinforced through outdated hierarchies, siloed departments,…

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Why Trust Is the Foundation of Every Great Team

In every high-performing team, there’s an invisible thread holding everything together — trust. It’s not just a warm, fuzzy feeling. It’s a strategic asset. When it is present, teams move faster, communicate clearly, and navigate conflict without imploding. When it…

Building High-Trust Teams in the Age of AI with the Power of Collaboration

Building high-trust teams in the age of AI with the power of collaboration isn’t just a competitive advantage.  It’s the new leadership mandate. I’ll admit something upfront.  I used to believe that getting ahead in business was mostly about efficiency,…

What Team Risk Resolution Looks Like in Practice

Risk resolution is the missing skill hiding in plain sight.  If you’re leading a team, you’ve probably already felt the tension it’s meant to solve. You’ve seen the eye-rolls in meetings. The idea that never made it past the whiteboard.…

Why Continuous Professional Development Is Essential

Why is continuous professional development essential in today’s changing landscape?  In boardrooms and HR offices everywhere, a new kind of unease is setting in. Not the kind that comes from missed KPIs or talent shortages—though those remain real—but something deeper.…

Six Principles That Enhance Team Collaboration

Team collaboration is the heartbeat of a thriving workplace. It’s what turns loosely connected employees into high-performing teams. But true collaboration doesn’t just happen because we put people in meetings or assign them to projects together. It emerges when leaders…

Why Every Remote Leader Should Send a Roadmap Review Email

How is a roadmap review email is a game changer? Whether you are new to remote team leadership or have some experience under your belt, there is a reality you learn very quickly.  Leading remotely comes with invisible challenges that…

The Link Between Trust and Performance Is Competence

  Competence.  There’s nothing more frustrating than being ready to deliver your best work only to be blocked by someone else’s dropped ball. Maybe it’s a coworker who promised key info and never delivered. Or a team that nods along…

How Inconsistent Leaders Destroy Trust and What Predictable Leaders Do Right

  Consistency is a hallmark of a trustworthy leader.  And, with inconsistent leaders comes unpredictability. The consistency and predictability of United States leaders has seemingly evaporated since January 22, 2025.  Johnathan Last of the Bulwark and the Triad writes, “Europeans…

Why the Power of Human Collaboration Is the Secret to Thriving in the Age of AI

AI is reshaping industries, automating tasks, and streamlining processes, but there’s one thing technology can’t replace — the power of human collaboration. Small businesses and nonprofits that thrive in the AI era won’t just be the ones that adopt the…

How the TIGERS 6 Principles and Mastering High-Trust Leadership Mitigate Toxic Workplace Behavior

Toxic workplace behavior is a growing concern for HR professionals and organizational leaders. According to a recent iHire report, nearly half of employees (45.9%) don’t trust HR to address toxic behaviors in their workplaces. Even more concerning, 65.2% of those…

Why Women in Leadership Transform Teams and Organizations

Colleagues and women in leadership take a moment to imagine stepping into a workplace where collaboration feels effortless, employees feel heard, and innovation thrives. Now, picture the opposite—a workplace where decisions happen behind closed doors, ideas are dismissed, and leadership…

How Abandoning Trust Destroys Workplaces and Societies

Every day, the headlines remind us of how abandoning trust destroys both workplaces and societies.  Trust can be easily broken—whether in business, politics, or personal relationships. But while broken trust makes the news, what often goes unnoticed is how strong,…

Why Continuous Professional Development is Essential in 2025

Where does Continuous Professional Development (CPD) come into your planning for the coming year? There is a good reason for why I am asking you this. Imagine you’re leading a growing team.  Your team is facing the challenges of an…

How Collaboration Helps Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Navigate Uncertainty

As we move into 2025, U.S. businesses are bracing for potential trade wars and tariffs on imported goods. This unpredictable environment poses significant challenges, particularly for small and medium- sized businesses (SMEs) that often operate on tighter margins. Yet, amid…

Versatility and a Collaborative Work Environment Close Strategy and Execution Gaps

Versatility and a collaborative work environment impact strategy and execution in key ways. This is what one organization discovered. In the bustling world of startup tech companies, one company stood out with its innovative approach and ambitious goals. However, despite…

Why the TIGERS 6 Principles Leadership Model is Key for HR Leaders Navigating AI and Workforce Transformation

Sarah is an HR executive in a fast-growing company with roughly 500 employees. The arrival of new technology and the shift to hybrid work models had her team feeling disconnected. Despite her best efforts, employee engagement was slipping. Sarah knew…

Why Go Slow to Go Fast Makes Sense for Leaders in 2025

        In the heat of a dense jungle, a Navy SEAL team was tasked with a high-stakes rescue mission. The objective was clear. Time was tight. Instead of racing into action, however, the team leader called for…

Shift HR Focus to Talent Management for Business Growth

The Fed cut interest rates this week.  Perhaps it’s time to consider how your HR team can shift focus from admin tasks to talent management for business growth. In many small to mid-sized businesses, Human Resources (HR) departments are overwhelmed…

Integrating Artificial Intelligence for High Performance Team Outcomes

In a bustling US midwestern city two leaders, Maria and James, were CEO’s of competing tech firms. Both faced the challenge of integrating Artificial Intelligence into their operations, but their approaches couldn’t have been more different. Maria’s Strategy Maria saw…

Transform from a Command and Control to Collaborative Work Culture with TIGERS’ 6 Principles

Overview: Discover how to evolve your workplace from a rigid command-and-control model to a thriving, collaborative work culture using the TIGERS 6 Principles. Learn how democracy and structured teamwork can revolutionize your organization’s culture, boosting productivity and engagement. Uncover the…

How CEOs Can Overcome Modern Challenges and Transform Traditional Corporate Systems

How CEOs overcome modern challenges and transform traditional corporate systems has kept many awake at night.  The good news is that it doesn’t have to. Yes, CEOs do face a complex array of challenges that expose significant gaps in traditional…

Team Leadership Tips: Establishing Ground Rules for Teams

Establishing ground rules before embarking on team projects is a pivotal first step for any team leader regardless of the project or scope.  It builds the foundation for harmonious and productive team accomplishments. When ground rules are clearly defined at…

How CFOs Must Shift Focus in the Age of the Employee Stakeholder

From cost-cutting to value-building, how CFOs shift their focus in the age of the Employee Stakeholder is an important key for stemming talent turnover. So, how did Jonathan achieve this? In the bustling heart of a leading tech firm, CFO…

Master Assertive Communication with These Essential Techniques

Imagine a leader, Tom. Tom is well-regarded for his decisive actions and direct manner. At the company town hall, he was confident and strong, making his points with an undeniable fervor. After the meeting, while everyone applauded, Sarah, a junior…

Prioritizing Emotional Intelligence in Senior-Level Candidates

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, success hinges not only on technical expertise but also on interpersonal skills.  Therefore, prioritizing emotional intelligence in senior-level employment candidates has emerged as a critical factor for strategic recruitment.  As organizations strive to build…

A Millennial Manager’s Effective Group Process for Establishing Boundaries with a Boss

What is a Millennial manager’s effective group process for establishing boundaries with a boss?  This is a great question, and we explore it from the perspective of two managers who received very different results based on their skills and development.…

Unlocking Potential through the Power of Recognition in Fostering Employee Engagement and Growth

The power of recognition plays a profound role in the human psyche. Recognition is a powerful motivator and catalyst for personal and professional growth. At its core, recognition validates our efforts, affirming that our contributions are valued and appreciated by…

Unlocking Employee Retention: The Millennial Manager’s Blueprint for Success

In today’s hyper-competitive job market, retaining top talent is more crucial than ever. As a millennial manager navigating this landscape, you understand the importance of  resolving the employee retention dilemma. Retaining skilled employees  is essential to the success of your…

What impacts the trust crisis in today’s workforce?

Are we on the brink of a trust crisis? The 2023 Edelman Trust Report reveals reliable trends that challenge the very fabric of business as usual. In an era of rampant misinformation, dwindling confidence in institutions, and polarizing narratives, understanding…

Why Collaborative Work Trumps Competition in Business Culture Today

Early on in my career as a thought leader focused on collaborative work, the words of Martin Luther King resonated with me: “One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through…

The TIGERS 6 Principles Get You Ahead of the Curve When Hiring Hispanic Immigrants

If the past few years have taught us anything, when it comes to business and nonprofit leaders, it certainly doesn’t hurt to be ahead of the curve when hiring Hispanic Immigrants. ​Approaching the curve now is the high number of…

The Transformative Power of TIGERS 6 Principles Leaders

As we step into 2024, the transformative power of leaders trained in the TIGERS 6 Principles resolves many of the problems confronting managers and small business owners today. In the ever-evolving landscape of leadership,  the focus is shifting towards employee-centric…

Empowering Questions for Team Success: A Leader’s Checklist

Understanding the motivations and drivers of the people you lead by asking empowering questions for team success isn’t just a leadership virtue.  It is a strategic imperative. In the intricate evolution of modern leadership, it’s not enough for leaders to…

Navigating Startup Conflict Challenges with Effective Group Process

Effective group process is the key consideration for establishing successful startup teams and navigating conflict resolution challenges. For example, not too long ago in a bustling tech hub, a group of ambitious entrepreneurs came together to form a promising startup.…

Building Strong Hybrid Teams with Lunch and Learn Sessions

In today’s evolving work landscape, hybrid teams have become the new norm. As organizations continue to adapt to remote and in-office work dynamics, fostering collaboration, communication, and a sense of unity among team members can be a significant challenge. That’s…

How to Encourage Internal Mobility in Collaborative Operations

Sarah, a dedicated employee with several years of successful current experience, was facing a career decision. While she had grown professionally in her current role she was feeling bored. She wondered if internal mobility into a new job that aligned…

The Exchange of Feedback for Harmonizing Excellence in Collaborative Endeavors

In collaborative operations, the exchange of feedback forms the cornerstone of success. Good feedback propels teams towards their shared goals with unparalleled efficiency and cohesion. Here’s an example.  In the busy realm of software development, one team member stood out…

Tips and Strategies for Setting Boundaries With Your Boss

I’d like you to meet Jennifer. Jennifer’s experience highlights tips and strategies for setting boundaries with your boss. Jennifer is a determined and talented marketing professional working in a bustling city. She works at a fast-paced advertising agency known for…

Putting People First: The Power of the Human-Centered Approach

A human-centered approach, also known as a people-centered approach or human-centric approach, is a problem-solving methodology that places the needs, desires, and experiences of individuals at the core of the decision-making process. It involves deeply understanding the perspectives and challenges…

Unleashing Transformational Leadership: Key Principles and Practices for Inspiring Change

So much is written about leadership styles and the type of leaders that are in high demand today. So what is the difference between transformational leadership and transactional ones? Transformational leadership is a leadership style that focuses on inspiring and…

Building Stronger Teams: The Power of Collaboration in the Workplace

Collaboration is essential in today’s workplace.  Complex projects and initiatives require the skills and expertise of multiple people to come together to achieve a common goal.  Collaboration in the workplace means working together as a team, communicating effectively and sharing…

How Human-centric Skills Protect Your Career from the Encroachment of AI

Human-centric skills, also known as soft skills or interpersonal skills, are the abilities that enable humans to effectively interact and engage with others. These skills focus on personal attributes, communication, and relationship-building. They help people navigate social dynamics, collaborative group…

The Importance of Employee-Focused Leadership in Today’s Workplace

Collaborative group process and employee-focused leadership was of no interest to senior executives in the company. Zoe knew she had to do something. A driven, ambitious woman and recent business college graduate, she found herself increasingly frustrated with her immediate…

How Engagement Is An Emotional Response to Leadership Behavior

Engagement is an emotional response to group process and leadership behavior.  When leaders foster trust, provide recognition, communicate transparently, offer support and empathy, inspire with a compelling vision, and prioritize personal development, they evoke positive emotions in employees. These emotional…

Thriving Workplace Cultures Focus on Collaboration

A thriving workplace culture focuses on Collaboration. For example, meet Zoe. Zoe worked in a command and control work culture for years.  Zoe’s boss was a micromanager who kept a close eye on every detail of her work. Zoe’s coworkers…

Ensuring The Right People Are Promoted Into Management

Excelling at your job does not mean you will excel in leading people. Yet high performers are consistently promoted into management positions without the skills needed for connecting with employees and guiding them toward optimum performance. What must you be…

TIGERS 6 Principles Review of Gallop’s State of the American Manager Report

The  research-based TIGERS 6 Principles comprehensive collaborative workforce development and leadership development platform took a critical look at Gallop’s recent State of the American Manager Report and found areas of agreement and disruption.  An evaluation of key Gallop findings along…

How Leadership Impacts Team Performance

When it comes to team performance, it is more than just setting guidelines and expecting results. Instead, leaders must become a strong part of the team with knowledge in collaborative workforce development.  This demonstrates you are invested in the success…

Collaborative Workforce Development and Collaborative Working

Introduction: Collaborative working and collaborative workforce development are the process of developing and managing a team of individuals who work together to achieve a common goal. It is vital to understand the importance of group process for working in a…

The Importance of Group Process

Group process.  The term sends some managers and employees who “just want to get things done” regardless if it is the right thing to do to check out.  “Let’s just move on!” is the mantra as impatience undermines the importance…

Management Goal Setting for the New Year

Management goal setting and New Year’s seem to go hand-in-hand. We make our resolutions and set new goals. How many of us actually achieve them? In a study conducted by YouGovAmerica from December 16-21, 2022, the findings report that 37%…

As a leader, do you trust your team?

  As a leader, do you trust your team? Are you confident in their ability to execute when they encounter something that is unexpected, make high performance decisions or problem-solve? If not, the real question is whether you have trained…

Managing Change Doesn’t Need to be Painful

Managing change is as messy as it is exhilarating.  It’s a rational process and also  a creative one. This enabling framework that manages the people side of change is more than a communications plan where leaders cascade information.  It’s a…

How to Create a Supportive Environment for Your Team

As leaders, it’s important to monitor not only our team’s progress but our own. Where do you stand as a leader? Do you know your leadership style or the type of environment you are cultivating? To best lead your team,…

How to apply dissent in decision-making

Leaders in any organization show their resolve in many ways – mentoring, setting strategy, and implementing the desired work culture.  One of the more important ways to test a leader is in their understanding of how to apply dissent in…

Do You Have A Workgroup or Team?

Your Manager says “we’re a team” but something just doesn’t feel right because no one works together.  Everyone is completing their own assignment. There is neither  coordination  nor discussion.  Their tasks aren’t related to yours and vice-versa.  Nothing has occurred…

Work Culture Characteristics That Allow Managers as Facilitators to Thrive

By now, most of you who are also subscribed to the TIGERS 6 Principles ™ newsletter know that I am a passionate organic gardener and also TIGERS 6 Principles developer of managers as facilitators. What I understand about gardening is…

Why Manager-Facilitators are Important to an Employee-Forward Workplace

Manager-Facilitators build the collaborative workforce and develop employees.  Why it isn’t obvious at this point is mind-boggling.  Here’s one example. In between bites of canapés and crudités, the emcee of the company-wide luncheon called everyone’s attention for a trivia-style ice…

Suggestions from Team Leaders that Reduce Active Disengagement

The following suggestions from team leaders often correct active disengagement.  Here’s an example. A friend and I were having lunch the other day. We got around to the topic of work and she told me that another person quit in…

Why Employees Love Empathetic Leaders

When you spend time and resources to recruit employees, obviously you want them to stay. Right? If so, empathy is a skill worth paying attention to. This is because empathetic leaders experience less turnover and are loved and appreciated by…

Painless Brainstorming for Teams and Leaders

Utter the word “brainstorming” to your department, and it could send a person or two scurrying out of the huddle.  For many, the process of brainstorming is just as pleasant as nuking their brains in the microwave.  It’s a mix…

How to Love Your Flaws

This is true and would have been embarrassing if I hadn’t learned something. I missed the plane. I am blessed and cursed by high levels of attention and focus. In this instance I was traveling to a client 3 hours…

How to Effectively Praise Your Performer

The late Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics is known for her business empire, splendor, and unparalleled success during her time. One of her lasting remarks regarding praise and how to praise your performer has…

Why it is important for Managers to understand the benefits of Facilitation Management

In today’s business world, facilitation management and the ability to facilitate effectively are more critical than ever. This is because businesses are now more global and interconnected than ever before. This means that there are more opportunities for collaboration and…

How to Make Your Mid-Career Employees Stay Despite the Great Resignation

A post-pandemic buzzword being thrown around is “The Great Resignation”.  Also known as the “Big Quit” or the “Great Reshuffle” or the “Big Switcheroo”, it began in early 2021 and is described as an ongoing economic trend in which resigning…

What Is Performance Enablement?

In the face of the “Big Switch”, which management practice retains talented Millennial and Gen Z employees the best: Performance management or performance enablement? Is this just the new buzz  or something to pay attention to? Those of are a…

How Do Employees Benefit By Handling Toxic and Narcissistic Bosses?

I would like to tell you that an individual employee does benefit by handling toxic and narcissistic bosses. I can’t, though.  I would be lying to you. Perhaps it is possible – maybe even preferable – as you look for…

Leading with empathy in the hybrid workplace

Leading with empathy in the hybrid workplace dispels many practices that drove the industrial revolution. For example, the old saying, “It’ business, not personal”, means that financials were more important than anything human.  The problem is that for employees it…

Avoid These Eight Common Leadership Mistakes  

Being a leader is one of the best things of one’s life. It makes you feel like you can do almost anything, and people look up to you for advice and assurance. However, not everyone is a natural-born leader. Plus, even…

What will it take to ensure Gen Z loyalty?

‘Hey, you’re a beast! ”  Wow.  I’m a beast so is that a good thing? According to a fifteen year old boy, the answer is yes.  Being a beast means very good; impressive; awesome. Therefore, if you receive this compliment…

The TIGERS 6 Principles Deliver Psychological Safety to High Performance Teams

High performance, cross-functional teams composed of employees from different departments have driven successful innovation and corporate problem-solving outcomes for organizations such as Zappos, Costco and Hewlett Packard. As diverse as these organization are, one thing they have in common is…

The Great Resignation Root Cause

I quit.  I resign. I’m leaving.  No one likes to here these words. However, the latest figures came out on Jan. 4, 2022, and showed that 4.5 million people voluntarily left their positions in November 2021 for greener pastures elsewhere.  The…