Posts in: employee engagement

May 31, 2016 Jeff Lesher

The Single, Best Way to Keep A-Players On Your Team

The latest reboot of the Gallup insight that at least 50% of people who leave their jobs quit their managers comes from the voice of Travis Bradberry, an author and professional focused on emotional intelligence. In his article,

May 24, 2016 Joe Mechlinski

Why We Need Teachers to Dare Us Towards Greatness

Have you ever had a teacher or professor challenge you in such a way that it influenced the direction your life took? Have you had a teacher make a lasting impact in your life? Have you had a teacher inspire you to challenge...

May 19, 2016 Eric Stewart

The Only 4 Ways Your Customers Really Want You to Interrupt Them With "Engagement"

There’s no debating it, customer experience and engagement are huge topics these days. Books upon books have been written on the subject, not to mention the thousands of articles that discuss the growing importance and shifting...

May 17, 2016 SHIFT

3 Ways to Transform Your Fear of Creativity Into Brash Confidence

Is creativity something we find only in artists and musicians, or is it a trait we all share in various degrees? We are all born creative but our approaches differ as we grow older and our personalities emerge. Whether you are...

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 Whitney Sibol

[VIDEO] Killer Kindness: 3 Ways to Transform Your Life With the Power of Tiny Actions

You may read this title and think, “Well of course you should always be nice, kind, caring, or whatever, but we want to do a lot of things we don’t actually do.” But I suggest you put this at the top of your list each and every...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

The Test of First-Rate Management

F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” I’ve always loved this quote. Frequently,...