by Dianne Crampton | Apr 2, 2020 | Conflict resolution, cooperation, empathy |
“You’re not listening to me!” “They never pay attention to what I’m saying.” “I have nothing worthwhile to add.” In a technology oriented, high-speed work environment, communication is important. However, as people become more stressed and have more things to check...
by Dianne Crampton | Mar 26, 2020 | Kindness, leadership |
According to Niccolo Machiavelli, it is much safer to be feared than loved. Around the year 1512, Machiavelli was imprisoned for allegedly conspiring against the new ruler, Lorenzo de Medici. To win his favor, he wrote a book, The Prince, outlining the best ways to...
by Dianne Crampton | Mar 26, 2020 | remote workers |
As the coronavirus continues its global spread, doctors and countries alike have recommended social distancing strategies. They also recommend quarantine and discourage people from spending too much time in crowds. Yet this poses a unique challenge to many businesses....
by Dianne Crampton | Mar 26, 2020 | decision making, team, team building ideas |
Out of sight, out of mind. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. The first bird gets the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese. Clothes make the man. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Look before you leap. He who hesitates is lost. The best things in life are free. You...
by Dianne Crampton | Mar 19, 2020 | feedback, genuineness |
Helpful feedback that encourages anyone to grow and improve is appreciated. This is true in the workplace, in school and in our families. Imagine a situation where directness is prized above all else. As a result people deliver harsh or blunt feedback because they...
by Dianne Crampton | Mar 12, 2020 | employee performance, leadership, productivity, soft skills |
What is self-management strategy? One of the main problems that Derek Alexander encountered in the new TIGERS® Success Series book on leadership, Becoming TIGERS – Leading Your Team to Success, is how to properly manage his employees. Half the time he found himself...
by Dianne Crampton | Mar 5, 2020 | leadership, leadership team building, leadership team development, leadership training |
Leadership skills are skills inherent in the animal kingdom. Animals exhibit excellent governance aptitude. We kid you not. For instance, those that travel in groups are found to depend on interactions among its members when making migratory decisions. They do so by...
by Dianne Crampton | Feb 27, 2020 | decision making |
Decision-making can be hard sometimes. Despite adequate planning, many organizations make the process even harder. Ht Having a system of evaluation in place beforehand is helpful. Here are three tried and true methods, proven to help you make your next obstacle an...
by Dianne Crampton | Feb 13, 2020 | trust, workforce behavior, workplace culture |
Trust. Workplace trust. Team trust. It all boils down to how trust expresses itself in your workplace. Most of us know how having it (or not having it) in the workplace feels like. We know how many managers pay lip service when asked. “Of course, I trust my team! ...
by Dianne Crampton | Feb 7, 2020 | employee engagement, leadership team building, management |
In the upcoming book, Becoming TIGERS – Leading Your Team to Success, our protagonist, Derek, struggles to create high employee engagement. Not only does he fail to improve engagement, he is the cause for several employees to quit. The result is a final warning...
