Creating the Ideal Work Environment: Avoiding Conflicts
This is a guest post by James Lambka. James is an attorney at Wiener&Lambka. It's been said that employees don't quit jobs – they quit bosses. There's a lot of truth in that, but quite a bit more to it, really. It might be more accurate to say that employees quit bad work environments, rather than quitting actual jobs. So employers, managers, and HR directors should always strive to create a great work environment – [...]
Emotional intelligence and teamwork: How EQ Helps You Get More from Your Team
Emotional intelligence, often dubbed EQ, is trending in leadership spaces. The 1994 book by David Goldman has gone on to affect nearly every aspect of how organizations choose and look for leaders. While it’s understood that management needs emotional intelligence, the same applies for teams. Actively working to promote and train EQ inside of teams will help to boost productivity and motivation inside the team. Emotionally intelligent teams are more productive, better at collaboration, and better [...]
IQ is great, but EQ is more important for your career
A high IQ and technical skills are great to have, but surprisingly, STEM (science, technology, engineering, medicine) expertise is less important than soft skills when it comes to being a top employee at Google. Hiring departments have historically prioritized technical skills, such as the ability to code in Ruby on Rails, or an understanding of Microsoft Office. Google's Project Oxygen looked at what made a great manager, and discovered that among the most important qualities of [...]