by Dave Clough | Oct 29, 2013 | Assessments, Blog, Team Management
In my mind, this is another case of IQ vs. EQ. A research paper published on October 23, 2013, concluded that "people with high interpersonal emotional intelligence influence others' emotions based on their own goals contrary to the general view. Trait emotional...
by Dave Clough | Aug 6, 2013 | Assessments, Blog, Company Growth
I've been helping small businesses get "unstuck" for the past 10 years. For much of that time I relied on my knowledge and experience to guide these businesses down the right path, and that worked well. But over the last few years, I have become certified in all...
by Dave Clough | Jul 26, 2013 | Assessments, Blog, Talent Management
I use assessments for almost everything I do. I use them in hiring, for promotions, to understand others on your team (such as coworkers), and even for diagnosing business issues. They can also be used in determining compatibility in personal relationships, although I...
by Dave Clough | Apr 7, 2013 | Assessments, Blog, Hiring, Talent Management
My Aha moment came in about 1995-96. Our 6 person management team sequestered ourselves for a day of "team building" after we took a Myers-Briggs assessment. As we went around the group, many of us were similar "personality types," but one person stood out as...
by Dave Clough | Aug 14, 2012 | Assessments, Blog
If you are like many hiring managers, you feel that hiring is a gamble. You don't really know what you've got until the employee has been in the job for 6 months. I know of a company that hired a COO through a headhunter, and they had to let him go after just 9...
by Dave Clough | Aug 13, 2012 | Assessments, Blog
You may have heard of the emotional quotient from Daniel Goleman in his book, Emotional Intelligence. Through his research, Goleman has concluded that the key differentiator, 90% of the difference, between star and average performance is EQ, emotional quotient. The...
