TIGERS Success Series 2012 “Best of” Management, Leadership, and HR Blog Recap – Part 2
This is the 2nd part of my 5 part blog series recapping my “best” blogs and articles of the year. As a holiday gift to you, I am listing all my 2012 bloggs and articles in easy to access categories that you can refer to time and again. What this means to you is that […]
How To Handle Your Team Dynamic After Election Day
One of the biggest questions presented on Facebook this election season is how to remain friends with people on the other side of the political isle after the 2012 Election. The 2012 Election finals are in. So what are you, as leaders, prepared to do? Since 2000, the political landscape has become increasingly polarized. Some […]
TIGERS Roar for CEO Michael E. Dubyak
Summary: Wright Express Chairman, President and CEO Michael E. Dubyak is selected as Maine Development Foundation’s 2012 Champion of Education, Training and Leadership Development At TIGERS any time a leader is tapped for promoting education, training and leadership development we think this is a big deal. For one, too many organizations cut back on training and […]
“Shy” Leader Knows How to Build Strong Employee Relationships Through Transparency
Remember the kid that sat in the back of the classroom or stood back at a party, didn’t have much to say, and looked down at his shoes when you talked to him or her? Well… these introverted individuals have grown up and learned how to draw on the strength of their quiet demeanors to […]
Business Leaders Could Learn Something About Employee Engagement From The Military
Copyright TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton And no… it’s not what you are thinking when it comes to leadership style. Unfortunately over the years, many of us have come to view the military as an authoritative, hierarchal organization where Commanders and Generals belt out orders to soldiers on the front lines when nothing could […]
Pink Slips Are On The Decline, But “I’m Outta Here” Is On The Rise
Copyright TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton How many times during your work week do you hear someone say, “Just as soon as I find another job, I’m Outta Here!” Well, these employees are no longer waiting for the ideal job to “open up” in this oh-so tepid economy. They are sticking it to their […]
Women-Owned Businesses Lead the Pack in Job Creation
Copyright TIGERS Success Series Women-owned firms continue to grow in number and economic stature. They are also offer workforce cultures that TIGERS advocates. Women-owned businesses are standing toe-to-toe with competitors in a broad range of industries, including construction and transportation, where women-owned firms are just as likely as all firms in those sectors to generate more […]
Are Unethical Business Leaders Spawning the Next Generation of Toxic Leaders?
Copyright TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton There has been an outpouring of reaction and response received from the NY Times editorial of “Why I am Leaving Goldman Sachs .” When executive director, Greg Smith blew the whistle on Goldman Sachs before retiring, he put in writing what most of us already knew. Greed rules the […]
Leadership Reflections on Belonging and Kindness
Copyright TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton I have given a lot of thought to belonging and kindness. Maybe as an adopted child I would spend a good part of my life contemplating it. Is belonging blood? Is it the family and friendships we create? Is it the community we build? Is it the people […]
Leadership Team Development Points To Widening Gap In Gender Preference
Copyright TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton Leadership strengths required to lead team cultures and improve team development are different than what is required in top down, Individualistic organizations. In our book, TIGERS Among Us – Winning Business Team Cultures and Why They Thrive, we differentiate between team work environments that are based on collaboration […]
