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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 motivating followers to achieve exceptional performance and personal growth. It goes beyond transactional leadership, which […]

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 supervisor, who showed little interest in her career development. Despite Zoe’s dedication and eagerness to […]

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 of your employees. What to do is avoid being a tyrant and instead become a […]

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 that most native plants are effortless.  If the pandemic lockdown made you sprout a green […]

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 breaker. Whoever got the answer right received a nifty flash drive. The quiz items were […]

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 the best leaders can make leadership mistakes sometimes. This is especially true for those who […]

A Friendly Reminder for Post Lockdown Managers

                                                  The return to “normal” hasn’t been easy on anyone.  Businesses and communities are still locking horns with new rules of protocol and etiquette.  And many are in the process of […]

Keeping Dahlia – Why Leadership Transitions Are Delicate

38-year-old Dahlia was the archetypal superstar actuary*.  A straight A-student all throughout, she had her pick of scholarships with the best Actuarial Science degrees programs in America.  Headhunters and the who’s who of the insurance industry were at her heels.  It didn’t take long for the higher-ups to notice her.  She quickly moved her way […]

DELEGATION – What You Should Know

People join organizations because of the work, the job and opportunities for career growth through training and delegation. But people leave because of the leader. A direct supervisor is a huge component in an employee’s personal experience of work, work-life balance, and job responsibility.  If you’ve left a job (or had people leave a job) […]