Posts in: business growth

July 12, 2016 Eliza Graham

Why the Smartest Entrepreneurs Count How Many Marbles Are Left In Their Jar (To Help Them SHIFT)

Every smart entrepreneur knows that one of the most important ingredients of a good business plan is…. Good use of time. Time is a commodity you can’t waste. You can have a terrific product to sell, a solid strategy, and...

July 7, 2016 SHIFT

How to Accelerate the Path to Prowess With Crayons and Doodles

How much content do you consume in one day? For those of us who are continuous learners, the majority of our time awake can be spent reading, watching, and listening as we gather knowledge to improve skills, increase our...

May 26, 2016 SHIFT

The 3 Simplest Ways to Stay Connected With What Matters the Most Today

Where are we going? Why? How are we getting there? Are we there yet? These sound like questions your kids will ask on long road trips. They are also questions leaders need to address with their teams on a consistent basis. We...

May 11, 2016 Jessica Drew

In-Between Jobs? How to Go from Doom and Gloom to Grow and Bloom

It will happen to you. Whether you’re laid off, had your position terminated, resigned, or you’re just in between jobs, a time will come where you’re not in a job. Admittedly time spent away from work when you are not bringing...

May 11, 2016 Emily Plahanski

The Simplest Way to Get the Job That "Future You" Secretly Craves

If you want to make a change or spark growth, it must be a deliberate decision. All professional growth is deliberate. When it comes to advancing yourself at work, the typical approach often feels very linear. Once you master...

May 5, 2016 Andrew Freedman

How to Pull Your Head out of the Sand Once and for All and Finally Make the Changes You Need

70% of change initiatives fail to deliver the intended business impact. 70% of the workforce in the US is disengaged. You’ve likely heard those statistics before, and that’s not where the value of this post lies. Our team at eQ...

May 5, 2016 Jeff Lesher

How to Use Mirrors and Curtains to Harness the [Hidden] Power of Words

There’s an amazing video (The Power of Words) that captures the impact we can create by being thoughtful about how we say, what we say. I’ve received many compliments from clients, colleagues, and friends for my choice of words...

May 5, 2016 Andrew Freedman

How to Effectively Use [and Give] Feedback

Feedback – across an organization, most people will agree it is critical to the individual, a team, and even company-wide performance improvement and growth. So why is it then, most people (and companies) stink at giving and...

May 5, 2016 Alexandra Wieland

10 Most "Tried-and-True" Ways to Grow a Thriving Workplace Culture

Culture has a heartbeat – after all we are the ones who create it. And so often, we fall into one of two buckets – culture champions who beautifully live up to our charge of maintaining a thriving ecosystem, or culture clashers...