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The Business Case for Trust

Guest post by Barbara Brooks Kimmel The headlines “say it all” so why do business executives continue to demand a business case for trust? The Hard Costs of Low Trust Gallup’s research (2011) places 71% percent of U.S. workers as either not engaged or actively disengaged. The price tag of disengagement (Gallup) is $350 billion […]

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, […]

Encourage Risk-Taking to Bolster Team Building Success

Risk is defined as a ‘situation involving exposure to danger or failure.’  So when you mention the word, risk, several emotions come to mind such as: Fear Failure Stress Anxiety But without the element of risk, there would be no new discoveries, innovation, or progress – especially in the world of business. Without risk, organizations […]

Interdependence is the Backbone of Cooperative Team Work

The saying goes …. no man is an island. People rely on family ties, coworkers, friends, electricians, doctors, etc for their social, physical, and economical well-being. Well, the same goes for business. Organizations and companies depend on their employees, vendors, customers, and other stakeholders to thrive and grow. Without firm and committed business relationships, not […]

Trust is a Key Ingredient Missing From Business Team Building

What is the definition of trust? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary it is defined as having assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something.  A pretty straightforward definition with very little room for misinterpretation. So why is trust so hard to come by these days to encourage team work in […]

Building Trust in Business

Trust in leaders and in their companies was a serious concern for the 2835 HR Executives who participated in the 2012 TIGERS Success Series Study entitled is “Team Building A Waste of Time?”  The answer to this question was an emphatic “No”.  However, the serious concerns facing HR Executives was lagging workforce trust in their […]

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 […]

Key Workplace Values

What organizational workplace values are key in today’s workplace environment? Well …. I decided to take the bull by the horns and asked the people who know best … HR professionals. Conducting my own research based survey; I wanted to see what workplace values would emerge as top priorities for improving workplace relationships.  With the […]

Leadership Reflections on Belonging and Kindness

Copyright TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton I have given a lot of thought to belonging and kindness.  Maybe as an adopted child I would spend a good part of my life contemplating it. Is belonging blood? Is it the family and friendships we create? Is it the community we build? Is it the people […]