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Posts in Accountability

Zero Tolerance Policy for Office Gossip & Badmouthing

Zero Tolerance Policy for Office Gossip & Badmouthing

Gossip and trash talk is cancerous to workplace culture (3 min).

#culturedrop, Leadership, Work Culture, Conflict, Firing People, Accountability, Team BuildingGalen EmanueleOctober 1, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

A Simple Way to Improve Accountability & Team Culture

A Simple Way to Improve Accountability & Team Culture

It makes so much sense that you'll wonder why you hadn't thought of it before (4 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Hiring & Firing, Leadership, Professional Development, Team Building, Work CultureGalen EmanueleSeptember 17, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

A List of Accountability Green Flags

A List of Accountability Green Flags

11 traits of people that you want on your team, as leaders, and in your life (5 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Hiring & Firing, Leadership, Work Culture, Mindset, Team Building, InterviewsGalen EmanueleJune 18, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

How to Fire Bad Employees

How to Fire Bad Employees

How to remove bad apples (6 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Firing People, Hiring & Firing, Leadership, Work CultureGalen EmanueleJune 11, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Don't Punish People

Don't Punish People

It's a real bad look to drill holes in other people's boats (2 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Being a Better Employee, Accountability, Work Culture, Conflict, Career Development, MindsetGalen EmanueleMay 28, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Dealing With Someone Who Complains About Others

Dealing With Someone Who Complains About Others

Some tools to help redirect and guide someone who's complaining about others (5 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Being a Better Employee, Accountability, Work Culture, Leadership, ConflictGalen EmanueleMay 21, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Consistency Builds Trust & Confidence

Consistency Builds Trust & Confidence

Trust and confidence in ourselves and others doesn't fall from the sky (3 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, Being a Better Employee, Accountability, Professional Development, Work Culture, LeadershipGalen EmanueleMay 14, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Excuses, Accountability, Effort, & Priorities (Million Dollar Suitcase Test)

Excuses, Accountability, Effort, & Priorities (Million Dollar Suitcase Test)

I use this test as a way to call myself out when I'm full of it (2 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Accountability, ProductivityGalen EmanueleApril 9, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Low Accountability Ruins Company Culture

Low Accountability Ruins Company Culture

A quick-hit on culture and hypocrisy in the workplace (1 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Work Culture, LeadershipGalen EmanueleFebruary 27, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Improving Emotional Intelligence Part 1: Emotions vs Behavior

Improving Emotional Intelligence Part 1: Emotions vs Behavior

Some how to tips on increasing self-awareness and EQ (4 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, MindsetGalen EmanueleFebruary 20, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Accountability Culture: High Bar, High Reward

Accountability Culture: High Bar, High Reward

The perfect recipe to balance exceptional employee experience and awesome teams (4 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Work Culture, Team Building, Productivity, LeadershipGalen EmanueleDecember 12, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Thanksgiving Gratitude & Two Quick Things

Thanksgiving Gratitude & Two Quick Things

A quick note of gratitude & two quick reminders (2 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Leadership, Accountability, Communication, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleNovember 21, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Emotional Intelligence Level Up: Equanimity

Emotional Intelligence Level Up: Equanimity

Level up your EQ by practicing equanimity (5 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Leadership, Accountability, Communication, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleNovember 14, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Culture is a Verb: You Are What You Do

Culture is a Verb: You Are What You Do

The ultimate case of actions speak louder than words (4 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Work Culture, Accountability, Team BuildingGalen EmanueleOctober 17, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

The Best Use of Power & Authority as a Leader

The Best Use of Power & Authority as a Leader

How and when it makes sense for leaders to assert their authority (3 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Accountability, Being a Better Employee, Communication, Mindset, Saying YesGalen EmanueleSeptember 19, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Don't "Take it Out" on the Wrong Person

Don't "Take it Out" on the Wrong Person

Not projecting on others and taking emotional accountability for yourself (3 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Accountability, CommunicationGalen EmanueleAugust 15, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Stop Badmouthing & Gossip

Stop Badmouthing & Gossip

A thing I wish every company and individual person had a zero tolerance policy for (2 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Accountability, Being a Better Employee, Emotional IntelligenceGalen EmanueleJuly 25, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Toxic Employees Poison Culture: Get Rid of Them

Toxic Employees Poison Culture: Get Rid of Them

Nothing destroys morale & retention more than tolerating toxic behavior (5 min).

#culturedrop, Conflict, Firing People, Hiring & Firing, Accountability, Leadership, Work CultureGalen EmanueleJune 27, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Personal Impact: What Are Your Three Words?

Personal Impact: What Are Your Three Words?

Identifying how you want to impact others and show up in your role/life (3 min).

#culturedrop, Being a Better Employee, Accountability, Emotional Intelligence, Mindset, Work CultureGalen EmanueleJune 6, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Better Relationships: Responding Well to Mistakes

Better Relationships: Responding Well to Mistakes

The way you respond when people prove to be imperfect is vital to your relationships (2 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Accountability, Communication, Feedback, LeadershipGalen EmanueleMay 9, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop