IQ + EQ = Higher Performance  

IQ + EQ = Higher Performance  

What does it take for individuals and teams to perform at the highest levels? Increasingly, researchers and business leaders have found that technical abilities and intelligence (or IQ) are only part of the equation. When IQ is combined with emotional intelligence (EQ) individuals and teams can achieve increased performance.

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CFE Describes Fighting a Culture of Corruption

CFE Describes Fighting a Culture of Corruption

Hossam El Shaffei, CFE, has been interested in fighting fraud since first seeing normalized bribery occur in his native Middle East. Currently a partner specializing in risk advisory services at RSM Consulting, he has more than 35 years of global and regional work experience in multinational organizations such as the United Nations and United States Agency for International Development. El Shaffei also established ACFE chapters in Egypt and Jordan and recently became an Authorised Trainer for the CFE Exam Review Course in Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon.

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CFE Syndrome: How Investigating Can Lead to Paranoia

CFE Syndrome: How Investigating Can Lead to Paranoia

“Second Year Syndrome” is the malady of medical students who experience the symptoms of the disease that they are studying at the time. If they’re studying skin cancer, suddenly that zit becomes melanoma. If they’re studying arthritis, their joints start to ache. If they’re studying narcolepsy, they suddenly feel they’re about to fall asleep. (That last might be attributable to being grossly overworked, but you get the idea.)

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Networking and Volunteering Are Key to Growing Career and Business

Networking and Volunteering Are Key to Growing Career and Business

Early in her career, Gabriela Coldea, CFE, understood how beneficial networking and volunteering were for her and her community. She has devoted her time tutoring young students, serving on multiple boards and, most recently, volunteering as the chapter president for the Orange County ACFE Chapter. 

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90-Day CFE Exam Challenge Success Story

90-Day CFE Exam Challenge Success Story

Tenecia Strayhorn, CFE, is a data analytics supervisor, who participated in the last 90-Day CFE Exam Challenge. She stayed dedicated to her goal throughout the 90 days, sharing and swapping advice along the way in our challenge group. She passed the exam just before 2018 rolled in, and now she’s got some advice to share with those who’d like to join our next challenge. 

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