Creating and Sustaining Employee “Fidelity” in the Workplace
Employee infidelity. It can be the demise of today’s businesses. But just what does it mean when employees are unfaithful to an organization? It means that a once solid relationship between employee and employer is now broken and the employee has moved on to a competitor willing to “woo” and nurture their expertise and talents. […]
Trust is a Key Ingredient Missing From Business Team Building
What is the definition of trust? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary it is defined as having assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something. A pretty straightforward definition with very little room for misinterpretation. So why is trust so hard to come by these days to encourage team work in […]
Team Building Activities Re-engage a Disengaged Workforce
Business coaches and consultants with team building expertise have their work cut out for them in today’s corporate culture. 70% of American employees aren’t working to their full potential and they’re slowing economic growth. According to Gallup’s State of the American Workplace: 2010-2012 report: out of the 70% disengaged employees – another 18% are actively disengaged. […]
Rackspace Among FORTNE 100 Best Companies to Work For
By Dianne Crampton Rackspace® Hosting, the service leader in Cloud computing, today announced it has been ranked 74 on FORTUNE magazine’s annual list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For.” FORTUNE has named Rackspace as one of America’s top workplaces in four of the past five years. “We are honored to once again be […]
“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 […]
Winning or Losing The Race With Fast Teams
Fast team concepts are being studied by executives to prepare companies for post recession market shifts. It is thought that fast teams will contribute to corporate agility in the face of rapid market shifts. What could possibly go wrong? Read more. Corporate agility is one of the concepts executives are studying now to address consumer […]
Attracting the Right Team Players for a Successful Business Team Culture
What are the top 10% looking for when they are recruited onto existing teams? The place to start is building a team culture you know will be successful and produces high levels of satisfaction for employees. Trust: Studies clearly indicate that for team players, trust is far more important in building strong teams—teams that deliver […]
Interdependence: The Glue That Binds Teams & Builds Success
It seems obvious, but often a concept that seems obvious when talking about it can be most elusive when attempting to put it into practice. In this case I am talking about the need for leaders and project managers to not only understand the importance of Interdependence in achieving team success, but what this value […]
Groupthink: Conformity vs. Creativity
Interdependence is an important characteristic of a collaborative team culture. However, if you achieve interdependence without respect for diversity, the result is a team dysfunction called “groupthink”. When the members of the group are so similar that blind spots go undetected, groupthink tends to develop. To avoid groupthink, it’s important that your team makes room for […]
How to Give Your Project Management Team a Boost
Self-motivation means that people wake up in the morning with the drive to make adifference. This skill is based on enlightened values and allows them to focus most on the joy work gives them rather than the inevitable struggles. Follow these simple guidelines to encourage self-motivation among your project management team. 1. Develop team procedures […]
