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Is Increased Employee Productivity Possible?

httProductivity is a hot topic for most employers, as unproductive employees cost companies lost revenue in terms of employee time and amount of work completed. Tracking productivity can prove to be difficult at times, especially when companies are new to the scene or contain a large number of employees across several departments. But one employee’s […]

Low Cost, High Reward Team Building Strategies for Motivating Employees

 “Motivation Monday” is such a popular slogan because many people experience a slump after the weekend and don’t feel motivated to perform well at their jobs. Employers should take notice when employees describe a lack of motivation because their performance, quality of work and profitability for the company will dwindle, affecting others around them, as […]

Leadership Team Building Tips to Hire the Right Job Candidates

Finding the right candidate for your open position can seem like a daunting task, especially if your organization experiences high turnover.  When an organization’s culture is known and values are seen daily in how employees treat one another and your customers, the task is easier. This helps job candidates understand what an organization stands for, […]

Team Problem Solving Activities Can Help Leaders Develop An Attractive Work Culture

There are so many popular ideas circulating with regard to how to develop an attractive work culture. Many team problem solving activities offer solutions.  For example, advocates of “emotional intelligence” offer good advice. Colleagues working to improve “trust” globally share excellent ideas. Culture “change agents” serving to improve workforce culture strive to connect values with […]

TIGERS Success Series 2013 Employee Engagement Blog Recap

Here is the 3rd part of a 5 part series recapping the blogs and articles posted in 2013. The Employee Engagement blog recap is loaded with great information on both employee engagement and disengagement in the workplace.  But just what is employee engagement? By most definitions it is an employee’s level of involvement, emotional commitment, […]

What Really Leads to Happiness in the Workplace?

Do leaders have to give away the boat in order to receive high marks from employees when it comes to happiness in the workplace? The answer is no. Researchers at Cangrade just completed a study of 584 employed Americans and discovered that Intellectual Stimulation is the number one predictor of Happiness and Job Satisfaction in […]

Creating and Sustaining Employee “Fidelity” in the Workplace

Employee  infidelity. It can be the demise of today’s businesses. But just what does it mean when employees are unfaithful to an organization? It means that a once solid relationship between employee and employer is now broken and the employee has moved on to a competitor willing to “woo” and nurture their expertise and talents. […]

The Proof That Employee Recognition Results In Improved Retention

Recognition and feeling that what you do makes a difference is a psychological drive. It is part of the human condition to learn and grow. This has been something social psychologists have promoted since Maslow wrote his thesis on  human performance. It is not surprising that a recent workforce survey would produce similar results. According […]