“Big 3 Auto Makers” Seeing Brighter Days Ahead

Copyright TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton Moving forward from the devastating upheaval of the recent recession, there seems to be a major shift on the horizon of how the “Big 3” automakers and UAW will be conducting business. With the auto industry giants adopting pay-for-performance options for employees and opening communication lines with the […]

Empathy: Why it is important

  It was one of those good days. A day when a former client calls and says, “That empathy performance question we put into our employment interviews probably saved us thousands of dollars and a lot of conflict.” “Really?  How’s that?” “The candidate’s resume was stellar. He looked great and presented himself very well. But […]

Coping Strategies for the Prospective Businessman

Copyright Edward Scoutfield No one can really tell what life would be like in the near future so no matter how wonderful things are going today, nothing can compare to the idea of acquiring the necessary preparedness to make sure that we will be able to handle the unexpected changes that will come our way […]

Why Teambuilding Fails

The old adage that a work team is more effective for solving problems and sparkinginnovation than individual efforts holds true in business. For this reason, many leaders try to form teams to harness the strengths of their employees and many of these efforts fail. Why? Rarely does that leader reflect on their business culture to […]

Why Great Leaders Are Team Players

Most entrepreneurs rarely consciously choose their business culture. They fall into it. Or, it develops by default. It’s crucial at the outset to determine if your business culture is going to be hierarchical—that is top-down— or whether it’s going to be a team culture that supports cooperation and collaboration at all levels of operation. The […]