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May 5, 2016 Jessica Drew

Four Surefire Ways to Stand out During your Next Interview

You’ve done your pre-interview homework and now the day has arrived for you to meet the decision makers. Not only will you be evaluated, but you will be interviewing your prospective employer. You need to dig deep and ask...

May 5, 2016 Andrew Freedman

Chocolate and Peanut Butter: the Basic Recipe for Sustainable Success

I couldn't help but think of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. In a conversation I had, a senior sales executive expressed frustration about her organization’s ability to cut into a significant sales deficit, six months into the year....

May 5, 2016 Andrew Freedman

3 Situations Where "More Training" Won't Move the Production Needle

As a management consultancy with a vision tied to helping companies GROW REGARDLESS, you can imagine, we get frequent inquiries to help companies train their teams (sales, business development, managers, service staff) so the...

May 5, 2016 Misti Aaronson

Interview Red Cards: 7 Things that Will Get You Sent Home

We recently had a great candidate come to eQ for an interview. He came from a company friend who was actually an intern, and a great one too. One morning our intern sent me a note saying that her brother needed a job, and that...

May 5, 2016 Misti Aaronson

Finding the Right Rhythm for Your Team Meetings

Do you ever feel like your team meetings have as much rhythm as an 80 year old on a cruise ship dancing to Jay-Z? Are your team meetings (whether you are a recipient or leader) growing stale and boring? Are your teammates...

May 5, 2016 Jessica Drew

See What's Trending on Glassdoor

How does your company use Glassdoor? At eQ we don’t have the Glassdoor tool all figured out quite yet, but we have a feeling we are on to something good. Glassdoor is a powerful tool that can be used to brand your business and...

May 5, 2016 Misti Aaronson

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, YOU fish?

Reeling in the BIG Fish Requires You to Know What Fish You Are…. The majority of leaders I’ve worked with, in my personal opinion, have no idea how to interview. When I say no idea, I mean it. It’s less about not having the...

May 5, 2016 Andrew Freedman

Everything I need to know about culture I learned at Summer Camp

In full disclosure I never actually went to summer camp; (I know, poor me. Cue sad trombone sound) however, I did learn a heck of a lot during the #eQsummergames, and the lessons are no less valuable. Background: In July of this...

May 5, 2016 Tara Fox

Do Unto Others: Valuable Leadership Advice, From an Employee's POV

“There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow…It goes without saying that no company,...