You’re tired, stressed, and under pressure to meet a deadline. Things seem on track then, BAM! you hit a bump in the road. Now you go from the comfort of your office, to outsourcing some of the work…which also means outsourcing...
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Being a big sports fan, I’m enjoying this year’s march toward college football’s inaugural playoff. Through a not entirely transparent panel-led process, the top four teams are selected to play in an elimination format to better...
50, 60, 65+ hour weeks, are no joke—especially if you’re on the far end of that spectrum. Burning the candle on both ends comes to mind, and speaking of ‘burning,’ long hours, little sleep, and excessive work only fuels the...
Don’t be a ‘life sucker’! You can hear it when that person walks into the room – that sound of energy, enthusiasm, motivation and inspiration being sucked right out of the atmosphere. You know the sound, and I’m pretty sure you...
More on Talent and Who’s Really Best for Your Team Because I loved the football analogy my colleague, Andrew Freedman, used in his recent post about the best talent for your team and because he asked, here’s a bit more about how...
Gratitude or Obligation - What’s the REAL difference? I hate to start this post off on a negative tone, but bear with me… As a society, people seem to be so focused on what is missing, what we don’t have, and what is wrong – yet...
Why I love “participation trophies” – and how you can use them to promote meaningful change For more than 12 years, I had the privilege to coach 26 soccer teams – among other youth sports coaching endeavors – and to serve on the...
It’s not about the nail...or the money... During breakfast the other day, a former colleague was bringing me up to date on how he was progressing in his current role. I should offer that when we worked together, we spent a good...
At eQ, we have an open concept office space and, as you can imagine, it has upsides and downsides. Before I get into any of that though, let me first say that no matter the layout of your office space, culture is the most crucial...
