TIGERS® Blog
The TIGERS 6 Principles Deliver Psychological Safety to High Performance Teams
High performance, cross-functional teams composed of employees from different departments have driven successful innovation and corporate problem-solving outcomes for organizations such as Zappos, Costco and Hewlett Packard. As diverse as these organization are, one...
The Great Resignation Root Cause
I quit. I resign. I'm leaving. No one likes to here these words. However, the latest figures came out on Jan. 4, 2022, and showed that 4.5 million people voluntarily left their positions in November 2021 for greener pastures elsewhere. The numbers keep coming...
How to connect employees with a sense of purpose
So much is written about connecting an organization’s purpose with employee values. Has this stemmed the massive exodus of employees leaving for better pay, a better work culture or better mental health due to pandemic burnout? No. Resignations are still on the...
Surviving 2022 with a hybrid work environment
This time of the year people start thinking about their new year’s resolutions. Perhaps some of those resolutions involve surviving next year in a hybrid work environment. I get it. 2020 and 2021 have been horrible for some managers. Some tech organizations, on the...
Why Leaders Should Think Like Entrepreneurs
The past year had many organizations in flux. The focus for most was surviving with less business.  For others, it was finding innovative ways and means to meet a higher demand. Many operated within new parameters (healthcare industry, food services, online...
Navigating the start-up and collaborative leadership jungle? Read these 10 Books NOW!
Building a company from the ground up?  Flipping or scaling a business? Looking for collaborative leadership and work culture solutions? Coping with change while managing people on opposite sides of the pole? Or feeling your way through venture capitalists,...
A Friendly Reminder for Post Lockdown Managers
                         The return to “normal” hasn’t been easy on anyone. Businesses and communities are still locking horns with new rules of protocol and etiquette. And many are in the process of learning how to rebuild safely. Therefore...
Will Your Next CEO Have the Best Collaboration Skills?
Who do you think is next in line for CEO within your organization? Does he or she possess the best collaboration skills? Chances are, you placed your bet on the sales and marketing director, the general counsel, the financial VP, or the operations director. You...
What To Do When Your Team Building Efforts Aren’t Making a Difference
Everyone loves a team player. It’s a buzzword thrown around by recruitment and it’s a term resumes and interviews can’t do without. Couple this with the top performing desired skills on resumes according to NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) team...
Is the Time Coming for a Work Culture and Leadership Reboot?
How to Get Your Work Culture Going When Your Team Returns to the Office The Thursday evening pub nights. The coffee-room turned breastfeeding nook for the new moms. That intersecting cubicle between Bob the accountant and Gillian the accounting assistant with the...