What Are Small Business Owners Doing to Find and Retain Excellent Employees in 2014

What Are Small Business Owners Doing to Find and Retain Excellent Employees in 2014

Bank of America has been busy taking the pulse of small business owners in larger communities to determine what work life will be like in 2014. Following on the heels of their fall 2013 study,  I am making the projection that employee training and development will...
Top Companies That Exemplify The Best Leadership

Top Companies That Exemplify The Best Leadership

At TIGERS Success Series we have been teaching for over two decades that good leadership is intentionally developed within organizations. Good leadership does not happen by default or by position. And, it is a mission critical goal for business owners who stagnate...
5 Reasons to Embrace Social Media in the Workplace

5 Reasons to Embrace Social Media in the Workplace

When done correctly, social media in the workplace takes businesses to an all new level of success. Yet, while some organizations and CEOs embrace it – others fear it. As a matter of fact, concern over sharing the wrong information or that mistakes will be...
Encourage Risk-Taking to Bolster Team Building Success

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...
Do Working Americans Own Businesses On The Side?

Do Working Americans Own Businesses On The Side?

With job insecurity hitting all time lows over the past seven years, many more Americans are taking control of their destiny. Or, so it seems according to a new report published by the University of Phoenix. According to the report, more than half of working adults...
7 Mistakes Business Consultants Make to Secure Steady Income

7 Mistakes Business Consultants Make to Secure Steady Income

You’ve done it… you’re in business for yourself or are at least seriously thinking about taking the plunge. You’ve left the corporate 9:00- 5:00 world (nowadays more like 7:00 – 7:00) and have successfully started your own team building, training, consulting, or...