What Makes One Business Consultant More Successful than Another?
Ever wonder what separates the successful business consultant from the unsuccessful consultant? The answers may surprise you. It’s not that the successful are burning the midnight oil more than their counterparts, have a burgeoning rolodex of clients they can call on, or are commanding exorbitant consultation fees. These seasoned professionals share four common characteristics that […]
Six Ways Team Development Consultants and Trainers Can Exceed Client Expectations
Even if team development consultants and trainers have the best programs and training resources to offer clients, they could still be falling short when it comes time for the client to evaluate their overall performance. Why? Because, leaders have expectations on desired outcomes and want to see the results of consulting and training efforts on […]
Success Strategies Of Small Business High Achievers
How are Small Businesses currently viewing the economy and what are High Achievers doing about it? While economic uncertainty persists, there are signs that many entrepreneurs feel more confident and less stressed. According to the latest findings of the American Express OPEN® Small Business Monitor, just 20 percent believe economic conditions are the biggest barrier […]
How to Recruit an Elite Team of Employees When You Are a Start-up Company
Entrepreneurs who create their team of people to launch a company are in the position to create the soul of the company from the start. Recruiting your initial team of employees and leaders sets the stage for determining workplace values and whether the work environment will be cooperative or competitive in nature. Get one thing right Recruiting […]
Women-Owned Businesses Lead the Pack in Job Creation
Copyright TIGERS Success Series Women-owned firms continue to grow in number and economic stature. They are also offer workforce cultures that TIGERS advocates. Women-owned businesses are standing toe-to-toe with competitors in a broad range of industries, including construction and transportation, where women-owned firms are just as likely as all firms in those sectors to generate more […]
Santa Clara University Offering a Minor for Entrepreneurs
To meet the growing national demand for entrepreneurship education, the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University has created a new minor in entrepreneurship. The minor in entrepreneurship is open to students from all three undergraduate schools—the Leavey School of Business; College of Arts & Science, and the School of Engineering. Students must take […]
Employers Must Take Responsibility For Employee Engagement
Copyright TIGERS Success Series by Dianne Crampton One of the fastest ways to damage morale is to ask employees for their opinions, then ignore their replies. That’s the conclusion that Gallup, a research-based performance management consulting company, has reached and with good reason. Employees and team members actively disengage in the workplace if solicited opinions […]
Majoring in Entrepreneurship
Copyright TIGERS® Success Series by Dianne Crampton In a recent press release, The Blackstone Charitable Foundation and The Burton D. Morgan Foundation announced a $3.2 million, three-year partnership to train the next generation of entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio. This partnership is the realization of a groundbreaking initiative that gives university students and alumni the skills, […]
Leading Through Synergy – Two Heads are Better Than One
Copyright © TIGERS® Success Series by Dianne Crampton You’ve all heard my story about the two Canadian brothers who decided to build a business. One worked in finance for the provincial government. The other was an affable salesman. During the course of participating in the TIGERS Team Wheel™ exercise they were able to identify the […]