IQ CEO, Barbara VanKirk, Shares Knowledge at bizwomen Mentoring Monday
Inspirational, energizing, and influential are just a few of the many adjectives that could describe this year’s Mentoring Monday Event, held on February 25th! Some of the area’s most powerful women gathered together at Nova Place, in Pittsburgh PA, for an extraordinary evening. This event, which spans from Albany to Honolulu, provided both a collaborative […]
IQ Team Building
IQ utilizes the Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment tool to help us better understand our co-workers. It offers insight into our behaviors, motivations, and development areas. It helps us improve our communication and understand our team dynamics. We recently held a Predictive Index learning session with our PI consultant, Beth Friel from Day 91 Consulting, learning […]
IQ Inc. Sponsors She Innovates Hackathon
We can all agree that we need more women in tech, which is why IQ jumped at the chance to sponsor Pitt’s ‘She Innovates’ hackathon last Friday. Any local students could enter the competition, so the ranks included not only Pitt students, but also teams hailing from CMU. Several IQ-folk attended to support these young […]
IQ VALUES IN ACTION: WE ARE DEDICATED
One of the staples to our culture and business model at IQ Inc. is being dedicated to the overall well being and success of our clients and employees. We try to ensure this by going above and beyond to understand needs of our clients’ as well as the challenges they are facing in order to […]
IQ CEO Hosts Workshop on Emotional Intelligence for UPMC’s Women in IT
What do 90% of top performers have in common? What makes up 50% of your job performance? What separates the good managers from the bad? The answer to all of these questions is: Emotional Intelligence or EQ. It matters not only because people with high EQ make $29,000 more annually, but also because a culture […]
IQ Values in Action: We Care
Caring about the well-being and development of employees is at the core of having a healthy and thriving work place. At IQ Inc, this is a constant theme. We go above and beyond to encourage and nurture with our culture, atmosphere, and events held by the company. The aim of these events empower our employees […]
IQ Values in Action: We are One Team
Would you meet up with a coworker on a precious Saturday to compete in a 5k through 13 obstacles in the notorious Tough Mudder? Would you carry them piggyback while running through mud? Companies love to tout their family-like values, but few truly walk the walk. When we say we value teamwork, we mean it: […]
IQ Inc. Attends 2018 Tech 50 Awards
On Thursday, October 25th, IQ Inc. and over 20 of our employees enjoyed an evening at the Wyndham Grand for the annual Tech 50 Awards hosted by the Pittsburgh Technical Council. IQ Inc. was nominated for multiple awards including Solutions Provider of the Year and CEO of the Year. While we ultimately did not win […]
IQ Inc. Wins 3rd Place at ‘Best Places to Work’ Awards
We are thrilled to announce that IQ Inc. won third place at Pittsburgh Business Times’ Best Places to Work. Our company was selected thanks to our employees, who completed surveys about our workplace earlier this year. The award ceremony was tropical themed, and the IQ crew came prepared, nearly two dozen strong, with their […]
IQ Inc…Great Culture…Great Place to Work
IQ Inc…Great Culture…Great Place to Work This is the first in a series of blogs about our Great Culture and the values we embrace: IQ Inc. is a leading technology company that works with clients on end to end software projects. At IQ, we strive to hire and develop the best technical expertise in the […]