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Posts in Leadership

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

Culture is Not HR’s Job

Culture is Not HR’s Job

Dropping culture in the lap of HR is a recipe for never really getting it right (5 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Leadership, Professional Development, Accountability, Team Building, Work CultureGalen EmanueleSeptember 2, 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

Take a Chance on Someone

Take a Chance on Someone

At some point, someone took a chance on you too (2 min).

Mindset, Work Culture, #culturedrop, Accountability, Career Development, Hiring & Firing, Leadership, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleAugust 11, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Leaders: Transparency & Authenticity Builds Trust

Leaders: Transparency & Authenticity Builds Trust

Being real builds trust (2 min).

Mindset, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Team Building, Work CultureGalen EmanueleJuly 22, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

3 Top Ways to Avoid Mistakes

3 Top Ways to Avoid Mistakes

A few simple ways to prevent, and avoid repeating mistakes (2 min).

Mindset, Accountability, Leadership, InnovationGalen EmanueleJune 24, 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

Improving Employee Experience & Loyalty

Improving Employee Experience & Loyalty

Treat employees like they're more valuable than your best customers (2 min).

Accountability, Hiring & Firing, Leadership, Mindset, Productivity, Team Building, Work CultureGalen EmanueleJune 3, 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

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

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

Hire the Person, Not the Resume

Hire the Person, Not the Resume

Hiring decisions have a huge impact on teams, culture, and business success (3 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Hiring & Firing, Interviews, Leadership, Team BuildingGalen EmanueleJanuary 14, 2025Shift 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

Improve Your Hiring Process to Attract Talent

Improve Your Hiring Process to Attract Talent

So many companies have a horrible hiring process, here's some ways to improve it (4 min).

#culturedrop, Leadership, Work Culture, Hiring & Firing, Interviews, Q + AGalen EmanueleOctober 8, 2024Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop