IT Employee Engagement Declines
At a time when leaders are seeking new innovations and forming agile teams is in the forefront of business expansion, it appears a high percentage of employees working in information technology are disengaging. So what is happening? According to a study released by Randstad Technologies, IT employee job attachment is declining, with both retention and […]
Workplace Misconduct And Blowing The Whistle During a Tough Economy
Copyright TIGERS Success Series by Dianne Crampton In down economic times are employees willing to blow the whistle on workplace misconduct or are they holding on to their jobs and noses as they ignore unethical business practices? This was a question pose recently by a survey conducted by Labaton Sucharow LLP. According to the survey, […]
Majoring in Entrepreneurship
Copyright TIGERS® Success Series by Dianne Crampton In a recent press release, The Blackstone Charitable Foundation and The Burton D. Morgan Foundation announced a $3.2 million, three-year partnership to train the next generation of entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio. This partnership is the realization of a groundbreaking initiative that gives university students and alumni the skills, […]
New Agile IT Team Contest: Badges for Vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a Badges for Vets contest for creating digital “badge” systems to help Veterans translate their military skills into civilian jobs. This is good news for team based companies. For one thing, learning how to work on a team in high stress situations is something that military veterans know well. […]
The American Dream: Is Loyalty On The Decline?
A new American Dream that is less conventional and more personalized is emerging, according to the fifth annual Met Life Study of the American Dream. The nationwide survey reveals that although the American Dream is alive across generations of Americans, they are replacing the traditional definition of the Dream with a “do-it-yourself” model. This forsakes a […]
Is Empathy Genetic and How Does It Affect the Workplace?
Copyright © TIGERS Success Series by Dianne Crampton Empathy…just how critical is it in the workplace? It can make or break organizations. Through research I conducted at Gonzaga University, I studied all the group dynamic research I could find in business, education, and psychology. From the studies, six principles that build high levels of cooperation […]
The Launch of Millennials into Entrepreneurial Job Creation No Longer A Pipe Dream
The millennial generation – adults from 18 to 34 years of age – have long been considered the entrepreneurial generation. In previous posts we have reported how many organizations need them to bridge the worker gap once the baby boomers retire. Now it appears, according to a new poll, this group will be launching businesses […]
3 Tips for Creating Employee Accountability
A recent interview conducted by Adam Bryant with Lynn Blodgett, President and CEO of ACS revealed Lynn’s innovative insights into creating employee accountability by building incentive programs that are as self-policing as they are rewarding. Lynn treats team members at ACS as entrepreneurs and notes the importance of having employees at all levels feel […]
Leading Through Synergy – Two Heads are Better Than One
Copyright © TIGERS® Success Series by Dianne Crampton You’ve all heard my story about the two Canadian brothers who decided to build a business. One worked in finance for the provincial government. The other was an affable salesman. During the course of participating in the TIGERS Team Wheel™ exercise they were able to identify the […]
Increase Productivity by Including Kindness in Your Culture
Copyright © TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton Company culture forms the foundation for the work environment and has an impact on the success or failure of an organization. When kindness is an expectation in your culture, increased productivity is an outcome. Talented employees who believe that the work environment is not kind but rather […]
