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How Companies Can Identify Good & Bad Leaders

How Companies Can Identify Good & Bad Leaders

How companies can identify and ensure great leaders (5 min).

An Act of Kindness: Dinner Challenge

Who better to make the world a kinder place than you (3 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, Being a Better EmployeeGalen EmanueleMarch 24, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Holding People Accountable on Teams

Are you who you say you are as a company? You better be (2 min).

Managing Up

How to make impact, influence, and manage your leader(s) (6 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Leadership, Being a Better Employee, Career Development, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleMarch 10, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Embracing Change More Effectively

Change is constant and inevitable, so you might as well get better at it (4 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Being a Better Employee, Career Development, Navigating Change, Emotional Intelligence, InnovationGalen EmanueleFebruary 24, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Four Ways to Advance Your Career

Four things you can do to move the needle for your career (5 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Being a Better Employee, Accountability, Career Development, Feedback, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleFebruary 17, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Bringing Solutions vs Complaining

The impact of pointing out problems or complaining, vs coming with solutions (3 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Being a Better Employee, Emotional Intelligence, Accountability, Communication, Conflict, Feedback, InnovationGalen EmanueleFebruary 10, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Preventing Burnout

Keep gas in the tank to stay mentally and physically intact (3 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Productivity, Being a Better Employee, Career Development, Emotional IntelligenceGalen EmanueleFebruary 3, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Give Grace & Space

A call for some gentleness & kindness, which means for you too (3 min).

#culturedrop, Being a Better Employee, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Conflict, Leadership, Mindset, Work Culture, Team BuildingGalen EmanueleJanuary 20, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Unreliable Coworkers & Being Accountable

Unreliable Coworkers & Being Accountable

Do people create workarounds for your lack of personal accountability? (3 min)

#culturedrop, Being a Better Employee, Accountability, Career Development, Professional Development, Emotional IntelligenceGalen EmanueleJanuary 13, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Clarity in Communication

A great reminder of how important it is to hone this skill (3 min).

#culturedrop, Being a Better Employee, Accountability, Career Development, Communication, Professional Development, LeadershipGalen EmanueleJanuary 6, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Cut Leaders Some Slack

The reality is that leadership is incredibly hard (3 min).

#culturedrop, Being a Better Employee, Mindset, Leadership, Work CultureGalen EmanueleDecember 16, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

4 Tips for Heated Conversations or Arguments

4 Tips for Heated Conversations or Arguments

Moving more effectively through heated or difficult conversations (5 min).

#culturedrop, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Being a Better Employee, Communication, Mindset, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleDecember 9, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Surviving Chaos at Work

Surviving chaos at work by not matching people's energy (2 min).

#culturedrop, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Being a Better Employee, Communication, MindsetGalen EmanueleDecember 2, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Praise & Appreciate People

It doesn't cost a penny to brighten someone's day and gas them up (2 min).

#culturedrop, Work Culture, Team Building, Being a Better Employee, Career Development, FeedbackGalen EmanueleNovember 4, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Identify Your Skills Gaps

Identifying yours so that you can level up as a leader, employee, human, etc (3 min).

#culturedrop, Professional Development, Feedback, Being a Better Employee, Career Development, Emotional IntelligenceGalen EmanueleOctober 21, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Don't Be an Asshole: Workplace Edition

At the end of the day the only person in control of your behavior is you (3 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Accountability, Communication, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Professional Development, Work Culture, Being a Better Employee, Diversity & Inclusion, Team BuildingGalen EmanueleOctober 7, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Extending Grace

A reminder to not pile on when other people prove that they're imperfect (2 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Team Building, Work Culture, Conflict, Feedback, Being a Better Employee, Emotional Intelligence, CommunicationGalen EmanueleSeptember 16, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Receiving Feedback Well

Receiving feedback well is a relationship superpower (3 min).

#culturedrop, Conflict, Being a Better Employee, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Mindset, Leadership, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleAugust 26, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Don't Bully New Employees

Don't make new people prove themselves to start treating them well (3 min).

Work Culture, #culturedrop, Accountability, Hiring & Firing, Being a Better Employee, Conflict, Diversity & InclusionGalen EmanueleAugust 19, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop