Truth About the Middle Manager
What comes to mind when you think of the term “middle manager”? Is it a cranky, bespectacled guy barking orders behind a desk? Someone who holds little power but spends a lot of time micromanaging people? Or someone whose career is in the doldrums? I can’t blame you. Even sitcoms and pop culture memes portray […]
Leadership in the Digital Age
The digital era transformed all aspects of our lives and how we do things in general. It made earth-shattering changes in the world of business that impact how we imagine leadership in the digital age. With the fast-paced, tech-oriented changes come new challenges and obstacles to overcome if a business wants to grow and develop […]
Taming BOSSZILLA and Other Bad Bosses
If you’ve had a streak of nice bosses, consider yourself lucky. Many employees quit their jobs because of superiors who are bad bosses. They possess prized skill sets, hold multiple degrees from the best universities, and brandish intimidating resumes… but that’s where the charm ends. Wherever they go, they leave behind a trail of resentful […]
Is It Better To Be Feared Than Loved?
According to Niccolo Machiavelli, it is much safer to be feared than loved. Around the year 1512, Machiavelli was imprisoned for allegedly conspiring against the new ruler, Lorenzo de Medici. To win his favor, he wrote a book, The Prince, outlining the best ways to rule a principality and hold onto power. It was a […]
Stop Micromanaging! Invest Time In Self-Management Strategy
What is self-management strategy? One of the main problems that Derek Alexander encountered in the new TIGERS® Success Series book on leadership, Becoming TIGERS – Leading Your Team to Success, is how to properly manage his employees. Half the time he found himself micromanaging them because nothing was getting done. When he stepped back, he […]
Lessons in Leadership from the Animal Kingdom
Leadership skills are skills inherent in the animal kingdom. Animals exhibit excellent governance aptitude. We kid you not. For instance, those that travel in groups are found to depend on interactions among its members when making migratory decisions. They do so by making distinct noises understood only by their own kind. Male chimpanzees who rise […]
How Does Self-Talk Apply to Professional and Personal Development?
Self-talk. What is it? Self-talk are the messages we tell ourselves that build ourselves up or tear ourselves down. What we say to ourselves impacts our personal and professional development in so many ways. One could argue that every one of us tells ourselves a story. How we lead our lives after these messages does […]
TIGERS Success Series 2019 Blog Recap: Part 4 Leadership
As December wraps up, we bring you our fourth and final installment of our 2019 blog recap series: Leadership. If you have not already, go back and read our other 2019 recap blog articles: TIGERS Success Series 2019 Recap Part 3 – Positive Work Culture TIGERS Success Series 2019 Blog Recap: Part 2 Virtual […]
How Technology is Impacting Today’s Future Leaders
In the modern workplace, leadership development is a key area that many businesses are willing to invest in. Whether it be workshops, seminars, or training videos, organizations of all sizes are investing in their current and future leaders with the hopes of inspiring new skills and capabilities. Technology is playing a major role in preparing […]
What Did Game Of Thrones Teach Us About Leading by Fear?
The cry was heard around the world. No-o-o! How could Daenerys Targaryen tumble from being an aspiring leader who wanted to make the world a better place to destroyer of innocents and sufferer of Pyromania. Was it as simple as she didn’t get what she wanted by playing nice and turned to leading by fear? […]