Iris Consulting Group

We believe that continual self development and learning is the key to success.  The Iris Team Book Club, reads and discusses a different book every few months. Here are some of our team's "Must Reads" and why! Germain's Pick: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People has been my go to read for 3 years. It was one of the first books I was recommended  when I started my career in business and I have read it at least 4 times all the way through. Business and life is all about communication and relationships. This book really focuses on both and how to make lasting bonds." Vinny's Pick: How to Win At the Sport of  Business by Mark Cuban "This has been my favorite book because Mark Cuban speaks on how he found his passion from having multiple jobs. He was able to take knowledge from each job until he eventually applied it all to his career. This reminds me t...

We are not your conventional black suit, black tie, and briefcase company.  We do like to look sharp and have fun though! Our HR Director, Ally Floyd, has compiled a list of ideas for YoPro business appropriate costumes.  We cannot wait to see what the team comes up with for Tuesday! Gents                                        Ladies         

Growing An Organization of Givers by Philip Gajewski, Team Leader In the world of business, and in any office setting, a multitude of personalities exist among employees. But there are 3 fundamental styles of personal interaction that require particular focus: Takers, Matchers and Givers. [The latter of the 3 being most beneficial in the author’s opinion.]   In brief: Takers – This type of personality has a unique signature in that they like to take more than they give and often tilt reciprocity in there own favor.   Matchers – With a belief in tit-for- tat fairness, this personality type strives to preserve an equal balance of giving and getting. Givers – This personality type uses a different cost-benefit analysis, where they may help when the benefits to others exceeds personal cost. So the question remains, which employee style is more effective and produces higher success rates? Unfortunately, the Givers tend to get a bad rep and a large amount fall ...

The third quarter of 2017 has been an exciting time here at Iris!  We have been helping our guys dominate their goals and in turn crushing our year goals already (it's only September, no big deal...)!  Here is an update of some exciting milestones: Grant Hixson:  Management Grant hit standards to become a branch manager for our company!  His goals are to help our company expand to Montgomery, Alabama and to continue to train business leaders.  We are so proud of Grant's 2 years of hard work that have gotten him to his goals, but we are not surprised by his success because he truly exemplifies Iris' core values in his everyday life.  We hate to see you go, but we love to watch you leave!  Best of luck in good ole' Montgomery! Germain Choiniere:  JR Business Partner Germain has been one of our top trainers for just under 3 years now and recently got promoted to one of our JR Business Partner positions!  His ...