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Thriving in the Wake of the Great Recession: The Challenges Ahead

As the nation emerges from one of the longest recessions in recent history, businesses are finding themselves wading through unprecedented waters. The newly emerging economy is experiencing slower than usual growth, high unemployment rates, a struggling global economy, and strapped financial options to boost capital expenditures.  Are there insights into thriving in the wake of […]

How to Get Employees to Embrace Change to Ensure Company Survival During Economic Downturns

The Harvard Business Review conducted a study on organizations that roared out of the last United States recession in the late 80’s through early 90’s  to achieve success. They compiled this data to determine the survival rate and attributes of companies that might emerge strong from the current recession. According to HBR, the clock started ticking on the current […]

I Love It When A Team Comes Together – Project Management Your Way

I love it when a team comes together. But this goal is often difficult for small business project teams that lack the resources and high powered IT departments to pull together effective project management software for complex system development. It appears times have changed. Citrix has released the Citrix Podio, the cloud-based collaborative work platform, comprised of  three […]

Do Names Impact Team Building Effectiveness?

What does diversity mean for workforce effectiveness? According to a new study that workers with more complex names are less favored than Smith, Jones and John. In a rapidly growing global workforce what are the implications? And, what are the implications for team cohesiveness, empathy, workforce tolerance and unity? Having a simple, easy-to-pronounce name is […]

Can “Executive Dream Teams” Be More than Just Fantasy?

The May issue of Fortune 500 magazine had an excellent article on what it takes to put together the ultimate “executive dream team.” Over the coming months, Fortune will be selecting nine business people based on varying criteria and “chemistry” to create an executive team they believe would crush any competition.   They used Apple’s […]

Dollar General Supports First Lady Michelle Obama’s Joining Forces Initiative

TIGERS Success Series Dollar General Corp. announced that it is supporting the White House’s Joining Forces initiative, which promotes private sector employment for members of the military community. This commitment is a continuation of the company’s efforts to extend job opportunities to those who have served or are serving our country. In 2011 alone, Dollar […]

New Survey Reveals Growing Impact of Recognition Programs on Performance Management

By TIGERS Success Series Are formal recognition programs helpful to building superior performance management systems? We have been supporting the notion for the past three years. Now, a new survey presented by the Society for Human Resource Management in partnership with Globoforce says so, too.   According to the findings, sixty-four percent of companies that […]

Leadership Team Development Points To Widening Gap In Gender Preference

Copyright TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton Leadership strengths required to lead team cultures and improve team development are different than what is required in top down, Individualistic organizations. In our book, TIGERS Among Us – Winning Business Team Cultures and Why They Thrive, we differentiate between team work environments that are based on collaboration […]