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Invest in New Leaders w/ Skills Training

Invest in New Leaders w/ Skills Training

When someone gets put into a leadership position set them up for success (2 min).

#culturedrop, Team Building, Feedback, Leadership, Career Development, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Hiring & Firing, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleNovember 17, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Leaders Being Too Hard or Soft on Teams

Leaders Being Too Hard or Soft on Teams

Being too soft or too hard on your team as a leader (2 min).

#culturedrop, Work Culture, Team Building, Accountability, Communication, Feedback, Leadership, Mindset, ProductivityGalen EmanueleNovember 11, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Praise & Appreciate People

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

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

Feedback as a Relationship Dynamic

Feedback as a Relationship Dynamic

A perspective shift away from seeing feedback as merely an event (3 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Communication, Conflict, Professional Development, FeedbackGalen EmanueleOctober 14, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

If You Feel Something, Say Something

If You Feel Something, Say Something

The importance of clearing the air to maintain good, healthy relationships (3 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Accountability, Communication, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Professional Development, Work CultureGalen EmanueleSeptember 30, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Extending Grace

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

When to Fire Someone, Or Coach Them

When to Fire Someone, Or Coach Them

The least fun part about teams, and culture: employees who are problematic (3 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Leadership, Accountability, Team Building, Work Culture, Conflict, Feedback, Firing People, Hiring & Firing, ProductivityGalen EmanueleSeptember 9, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Receiving Feedback Well

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

4 Ways To Tell If Your Culture Needs Help

4 Ways To Tell If Your Culture Needs Help

The 4 symptoms/dynamics to quickly tell if you have a great culture... or not (4 min).

Mindset, Communication, Conflict, Accountability, Feedback, Leadership, Team Building, Work CultureGalen EmanueleJune 17, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Passive Aggressive Workplace Behavior

Passive Aggressive Workplace Behavior

What it is, how not to do it, and my thoughts on how to respond to it (5 min).

#culturedrop, Feedback, Being a Better Employee, Accountability, Career Development, Communication, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Professional Development, Work CultureGalen EmanueleMay 20, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Five Appreciations

Five Appreciations

A very minor task that can have a massive impact (2 min).

#culturedrop, Feedback, Being a Better Employee, Team BuildingGalen EmanueleMay 13, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Better Listening Skills: Empty Your Cup

Better Listening Skills: Empty Your Cup

A memorable phrase for when you need to make someone feel listened to (3 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Conflict, FeedbackGalen EmanueleMay 6, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Workplace Culture: Can Employees Speak Truth to Power?

Workplace Culture: Can Employees Speak Truth to Power?

A courageous way to lead that results in higher trust, loyalty, and morale (3 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Accountability, Feedback, Leadership, Mindset, Work Culture, Team BuildingGalen EmanueleApril 22, 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

Dealing with Problem Employees

Dealing with Problem Employees

If you keep the bad ones you lose the good ones (3 min).

#culturedrop, Accountability, Work Culture, Feedback, Firing People, Hiring & Firing, LeadershipGalen EmanueleMarch 4, 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

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