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Posts in Communication

Energy & Attitude Are Contagious

Energy & Attitude Are Contagious

Negativity and positivity both have big impact (2 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Accountability, Being a Better Employee, Career Development, Emotional Intelligence, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleApril 15, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Separate the Person From the Behavior

Separate the Person From the Behavior

A handy coaching and feedback tool for keeping relationships intact (2 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Conflict, Feedback, AccountabilityGalen EmanueleApril 8, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Top 4 Qualities of Great Employees

Top 4 Qualities of Great Employees

Be these things as a coworker and human (3 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Mindset, Being a Better Employee, Communication, Conflict, Feedback, Hiring & Firing, Work CultureGalen EmanueleApril 1, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

How to Gently Approach Conflict

How to Gently Approach Conflict

A super quick, massively effective tool and simple language anyone can use (2 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Conflict, FeedbackGalen EmanueleMarch 11, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Commenting About Other People's Bodies

Commenting About Other People's Bodies

A useful guide for commenting about what other people look like. TLDR: Don’t (2 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Diversity & Inclusion, Communication, Work Culture, Being a Better Employee, Emotional Intelligence, FeedbackGalen EmanueleFebruary 25, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Addressing Gen Z Work Ethic & Expectations

Addressing Gen Z Work Ethic & Expectations

Setting expectations vs reacting to people not acting how we think they ‘should’ (3 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Leadership, Team Building, Diversity & Inclusion, Communication, Hiring & Firing, Productivity, Professional Development, Work CultureGalen EmanueleFebruary 18, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Don't Ever Humiliate or Embarrass Employees

Don't Ever Humiliate or Embarrass Employees

Praise in public, coach in private (3 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Communication, Leadership, Team Building, Work Culture, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, ConflictGalen EmanueleFebruary 11, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Being Unflappable is a Leadership Superpower

Being Unflappable is a Leadership Superpower

How, when, and why to be unflappable as a leader (5 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Mindset, Conflict, Communication, Leadership, Team Building, Work Culture, Emotional Intelligence, Navigating Change, Career DevelopmentGalen EmanueleFebruary 4, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Ending Silos & "Us vs Them" Teams

Ending Silos & "Us vs Them" Teams

How (and why) to build connection between functions and departments (3 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Mindset, Conflict, Diversity & Inclusion, Communication, Innovation, Leadership, Team Building, Work CultureGalen EmanueleJanuary 28, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Navigating Conflict in a Better Way

Navigating Conflict in a Better Way

A simple tip anyone can use to navigate conflict in a more productive way (5 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, ConflictGalen EmanueleJanuary 7, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

The 5 Tenets of Improv & "Yes And"

The 5 Tenets of Improv & "Yes And"

The magic that makes improv work, and may also change your life (5 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Career Development, Professional Development, Navigating Change, Saying YesGalen EmanueleDecember 3, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Make People Feel Valued

Make People Feel Valued

It's not rocket science, it's so simple and doesn't cost a cent (2 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Feedback, Productivity, Team Building, Work CultureGalen EmanueleNovember 19, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Build Trust & Relationships With This Brilliant Phrase

Build Trust & Relationships With This Brilliant Phrase

"If it bothers you, it bothers me." (2 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Mindset, Communication, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, LeadershipGalen EmanueleNovember 12, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Leaders Need Conflict & Feedback Mastery

Leaders Need Conflict & Feedback Mastery

Leaders that are weak at navigating conflict or feedback are a huge liability (2 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Feedback, Leadership, Professional Development, Career Development, ConflictGalen EmanueleOctober 29, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Self Awareness: The Art of Not Sharing an Opinion

Self Awareness: The Art of Not Sharing an Opinion

The simple act of knowing when not to share an opinion (2 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Mindset, Communication, Feedback, Leadership, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleOctober 22, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

5 Tips for Better Brainstorming Meetings

5 Tips for Better Brainstorming Meetings

A handful of useful tips and tricks for more effective brainstorming meetings (5 min).

#culturedrop, Leadership, Work Culture, Being a Better Employee, Communication, Diversity & Inclusion, Innovation, ProductivityGalen EmanueleSeptember 24, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

How to Have a Difficult or Sensitive Conversation

How to Have a Difficult or Sensitive Conversation

A gentle step-by-step approach to effectively have a difficult conversation (5 min).

#culturedrop, Conflict, Being a Better Employee, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Communication, Career DevelopmentGalen EmanueleSeptember 10, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Improving Emotional Intelligence Part 4: Stop Talking Only About You

Improving Emotional Intelligence Part 4: Stop Talking Only About You

Being conscious to avoid always centering yourself in conversations (4 min).

#culturedrop, Career Development, Professional Development, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Team Building, MindsetGalen EmanueleAugust 6, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Improving Emotional Intelligence Part 3: Skilled Listening

Improving Emotional Intelligence Part 3: Skilled Listening

How you make others feel has a huge impact on building healthy relationships (3 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Career Development, Mindset, Communication, Professional Development, Being a Better EmployeeGalen EmanueleJune 4, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

3 Great Networking Tips

3 Great Networking Tips

A few really specific tips to make networking not suck (5 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Career Development, Communication, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleApril 30, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop