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...
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Are you up for the challenge?
The waterfall of ice bucket challenges poured down your social media feeds, but did you ever hear the whole story? Peter Frates, a 29 year-old former Baseball Captain at Boston College was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral...
Low employee engagement is a huge problem right now. It is not only causing unproductive workplaces, but causing a lot of stress for both employees and management. See for yourself: Infographic crafted with love by Officevibe,...
Growing Your Talent Acquisition Team
Is there really a difference between a head hunter, recruiter, and talent acquisition manager? I’m quick to answer that YES, there is a difference! Technology has changed the path to employment through social media and data...
Why Giving Back is Selfish . . . and it’s okay
“From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.” - Arthur Ashe We live in a world so politically correct that we have lost the ability to be honest for fear of public scrutiny, litigation or being...
Why True Fire-Walkers Need Help to Keep Holding Their Feet to the Flame
“Your are not a product of your environment, but of your expectations” - Wes Moore, New York Time’s best-selling author, TV host, Rhodes Scholar, businessman, and US Army veteran This quote resonates with me mostly because of my...
Watch YOUR Why
Back in the early 2000’s, the graduation rate in some of the inner city Baltimore high schools was a dismal twenty percent. Three other entrepreneurs and I got together to try and find a solution to that problem. We thought there...
You’ve likely heard some iteration of the 70% statistic—that 70% of change initiatives fail to deliver the intended business impact. Research sheds various shades of light as to why this occurs. As a practitioner, working with...
We’ve talked a good amount about the criticality of having organizational clarity (vision, mission, goals and strategy) and alignment (what is most important right now, and why/how this links back to the bigger picture). So, you...