TIGERS® Blog
Group Structure Issues and Solutions During a Lockdown
Millions around the world have shifted to full-time remote learning and work. It’s a challenge, because humans are hardwired for face to face interaction. This produced numerous group structure issues and solutions during a lockdown. For example, iIn a survey...
How to Rest When Working Virtually or Brick and Mortar
I bet you’ve heard it all before. A good night’s rest. Limiting gadget use. Less processed foods. Exercise. More of the good stuff. And you manage to sneak in one or two. But why do you feel so drained and spent? Why won’t naps do what they should? And, what does...
Nurturing High-Potential Employees
How do you bring out the best from the best in your org? Try nurturing your high-potential employees. We’ve seen how the pandemic brings out the worst in people. And, there’s no denying that it has also brought out the best in many. For instance, we’ve always known...
How to Resolve Conflict Part 3
The first two parts of this three-part series gave you the basics of how to resolve conflict. So the question now is whether Kirk and Andy will figure out how to resolve conflict in a way that is empowering for both of them? Obviously that takes the desire to...
Collaboration Trends That Shape Today’s Workplace
There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen. If 2020 were a quote, this would be it. This oft-uttered quote by Vladimir Lenin would find its way to the front pages whenever rapid changes take place after a long lull. With this...
How to Resolve Conflict Part 2
How to resolve conflict, Part 2 of 3. Remember Stanley and Jim? The superstars of the customer service department who hardly get along? Our poster models for latent conflict? Did these two discover how to resolve conflict? Well, both are still at odds. But if we look...
How to Resolve Conflict
To better grasp how to resolve conflict, let’s head to XYZ Company, a manufacturing company with 80 employees. Will Kirk and Andy learn how to resolve conflict? Kirk, who has been with XYZ for 20 years, is a senior factory manager. He oversees the operations floor,...
Strength Training for Teams that builds Trust and Interdependence
Synchronized swimming, that breathtaking Olympic sport which combines the rigors of ballet, swimming, and gymnastics underwater, has been part of the Olympics since 1984. Yet many people still assert that it isn’t a sport at all. They argue that it's “basically...
Why Agile Teams Struggle
Agile teams. Why the noise over this buzz word? For one, it’s a process that the likes of Netflix and Spotify have in their arsenal. In the last 10 years, business leaders have come to the conclusion that an agile team setup is an essential condition for well-oiled...
Moderating Team Stress for the Holidays
I know. It’s not yet Halloween in the United States and I am talking about team stress during the Holidays. There are a few reasons for this: Team stress for remote workers who are balancing children in their laps while delivering work is primarily falling on women...
