TIGERS Success Series 2013 “Work Place Culture” Blog Recap
What went down in the 2013 workplace for both the independent business consultant and hired employee! Here it is…part 5 of my 2013 blog recap series on workplace culture. This series of blogs has been broken into two segments. The first one encompasses the traditional work place environment where an employee goes through the interview […]
Genuineness in the Workplace – How Essential is it to Team Work?
Imagine for a moment two different workplace scenarios: Scenario A: Your boss or team leader sits down at your desk and starts a conversation. They ask how your day is going, what projects you are working on, or if you need additional resources to perform tasks at hand. They keep eye contact, listen to your […]
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 […]
Computer Giant Launches World’s First Female Entrepreneurship Index
Dell announced the results of the world’s first gender-focused, global entrepreneurship index based on the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI) at its Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network annual event. “Unleashing the power of female entrepreneurship can have a dramatic effect on a country’s economy. The research clearly supports the assertion that key things need […]
Are Private Membership Sites the Answer to Perils of Social Network Sites?
I don’t think anyone will disagree that social media sites (aka: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, etc) haven’t played a crucial role in today’s corporate environment. They have opened the door to instant communication, public sharing of information, job postings, networking, free advertising opportunities….the list goes on and on. Sounds great, right? Yes and no… Although […]
The Power of Service to Bridge Differences for Collaboration
It seems like yesterday when TIGERS Success Series conducted a training session for Points of Light on building stakeholder collaboration. And now the nation’s largest conference on volunteer service – hosted by Points of Light with generous support from JPMorgan Chase – will bring more than 5,000 people to Washington, D.C., June 19-22, to share […]
The Changing Landscape Of Millennial Motivations
From a team perspective, hiring and Onboarding new employees who will make it through the storming stage of team dynamics successfully is an issue. The savvy manager understands how important it is to have a process in place to onboard employees. The TIGERS® perspective is that group storming can be minimized with good systems and […]
Management Lessons from Macintosh – A Nice Crisp Must Read
If a leader pushed you to the limits of your knowledge and then demanded more, is this a good leader? For Jay Elliot, former Apple insider the answer is an affirmative YES! This is also why we have put his new book on the top of our night stand as a must read. Jay Elliot […]
TIGERS Roar: Bank Steps Up to Aide Low Income Families
At TIGERS Success Series we get excited when large companies extend a hand to those in need. They don’t have to. We all know that. Yet in the wake of the Great Recession, when a bank steps up to the plate to serve people in need, we take notice. First, it was Bank of America’s […]
Civility in the Workplace Can Be Linked to Employee Absenteeism
Here’s an interesting statistic for HR Executives and Leadership Teams. Employee absenteeism costs an estimated $225.8 billion a year in lost productivity in the United States. This is a faily hefty chunk of change. So what prompts an employee to “call in sick?” Are they really sick? When a co-worker uses the expression, “I need a […]