TIGERS® Blog
Artificial Intelligence Requires Group Dynamic Advancements
Artificial Intelligence is the buzz now. Will it replace jobs? Will it help or hinder local economies? How will it affect teams? The answers to these questions point overwhelming to how advancing artificial intelligence requires group dynamic advancements, too. New...
Soft skills. Do CEO’s need them today?
In my business life-time, I have seen CEO rules change twice. The first time was when “great generation” run businesses changed from hierarchical monoliths to flatter and more employee centered organizations. Now we have a new change looming where the soft skills sets...
Empathy Battles Workplace Toxicity
Workplace toxicity can present in many different forms. It also comes from many directions and from different people. Let's include both peers and managers to the list of people who contribute to workplace toxicity. Toxic behavior can be anything from narcissistic...
Small and Mid-Size Business Gender Pay Gap
Is it equitable to pay one employee less than another because of race or gender? What if that employee does more with less and has a family to support? In the United States, gender pay gaps like these haunt big business because of costly lawsuits and Federal...
Are Lunch Choices Lowering Your Team Productivity?
You’ve probably heard by now that many companies (like Google, Zappos and Microsoft to name a few) are offering free food on their campuses for employees. While this may seem like a luxurious or unnecessary perk for employees, these companies are actually onto...
Working Vacation: Who Is It Right For?
Is the term working vacation contradictory? Working. Vacation. Do these two concepts belong together? For many people it is a way of life. From a team dynamic perspective, now that Spring is officially here and Summer is fast approaching, vacation planning is top of...
Fix Group Behavior Norms to Fix Employee Engagement Problems
A disengaged workforce is one of the most costly problems most organizations face. The global economy experiences $7 trillion in lost productivity annually because of poor employee engagement. $7,000,000,000,000! That's a lot of zeros. The good news is that group...
Rude Behavior Creates Toxic Work Cultures
You've probably heard the term, a rolling rock gathers no moss. If that rolling rock had a label - rude behavior - this would not be true. Rude behavior is sticky. It sticks to people like Velcro. Your good employees get stuck. Perhaps rude behavior was completely...
Stop Rude Team Behavior with TIGERS Group Norms Facilitation
What is wrong with your team you wonder? So-and-so is passive aggressive. Someone else is a mean behind-the-back gossip. It seems like someone is always on the outs and you are getting tired of all the drama. As a manager, how do you stop rude team behavior before...
TIGERS® Leadership Strategies Combat Short-Term Business Planning
Workforce Development is not served by short-term leadership strategies. Neither is talent retention, breaking down silos and employee engagement. Consider employee engagement, for example. Organizational change that demonstrates a solid return on investment because...
