How Shopping at Costco Can Raise Your EQ – Thrive Global

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October 11, 2017 In The News

Authors of “Managing to Make a Difference,” Larry Sternberg and Kim Turnage, share their thoughts and expertise on mid-level management with Thrive Global in their new blog, “How Shopping at Costco Can Raise Your EQ.”

“Sometimes enlightenment strikes in the most common of circumstances – like a Saturday shopping trip to Costco with your husband. Standing in the seam between the produce section and the frozen foods recently, I realized that these kinds of trips have improved our emotional intelligence, and they have made both of us better spouses, parents, employees and leaders.”

Learn how to get out of a rut by reading the blog here.

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