Are Companies Acting in Line with Their Values?
Bosses are trying to rally disengaged employees as their companies limp out of the recession. Employees want to fire their bosses or quit. Short term leadership decisions that punted thousands of employees into unemployment lines without regard to refilling the ranks is now coming back to haunt boards of directors. Leaders are scratching their heads […]
The Business Case for Trust
Guest post by Barbara Brooks Kimmel The headlines “say it all” so why do business executives continue to demand a business case for trust? The Hard Costs of Low Trust Gallup’s research (2011) places 71% percent of U.S. workers as either not engaged or actively disengaged. The price tag of disengagement (Gallup) is $350 billion […]
TIGERS Success Series 2013 Employee Engagement Blog Recap
Here is the 3rd part of a 5 part series recapping the blogs and articles posted in 2013. The Employee Engagement blog recap is loaded with great information on both employee engagement and disengagement in the workplace. But just what is employee engagement? By most definitions it is an employee’s level of involvement, emotional commitment, […]
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 progress – especially in the world of business. Without risk, organizations […]
Genuineness in the Workplace – How Essential is it to Team Work?
Imagine for a moment two different workplace scenarios: Scenario A: Your boss or team leader sits down at your desk and starts a conversation. They ask how your day is going, what projects you are working on, or if you need additional resources to perform tasks at hand. They keep eye contact, listen to your […]
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 […]
Building Trust in Business
Trust in leaders and in their companies was a serious concern for the 2835 HR Executives who participated in the 2012 TIGERS Success Series Study entitled is “Team Building A Waste of Time?” The answer to this question was an emphatic “No”. However, the serious concerns facing HR Executives was lagging workforce trust in their […]
Key Workplace Values
What organizational workplace values are key in today’s workplace environment? Well …. I decided to take the bull by the horns and asked the people who know best … HR professionals. Conducting my own research based survey; I wanted to see what workplace values would emerge as top priorities for improving workplace relationships. With the […]
3 Goals To Take Into 2012 To Empower Your Team Leadership
Recently, I traveled overseas for a three week tour, so I had to think a lot about what to take and what to leave behind to make my baggage efficient and easy to handle. We can identify parallels as we move into the New Year. The New Year is a natural time to assess what […]
TIGERS: 6 Principles for Building Highly Effective, Collaborative Teams
Six principles that build high levels of cooperation and collaboration on teams are presented in this article. These six principles, trust, interdependence, genuineness, empathy, risk and success are measurable and offer excellent ROI for soft skill development on teams.
