The Galen Emanuele Blog

Posts in Professional Development

Intent vs Impact & Accountability

A huge red or green flag is how you take ownership for your impact on others (4 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Accountability, Leadership, Work Culture, Being a Better Employee, Career Development, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleMay 5, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Improving Emotional Intelligence Part 5: Emotional Regulation

Improving Emotional Intelligence Part 5: Emotional Regulation

Concrete tips and tricks about how to identify and regulate your emotions (7 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Career Development, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Mindset, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleApril 21, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Are You Trustworthy, or a Blabbermouth?

Shining a light on whether or not you hold conversations in confidence with other people (3 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, Being a Better Employee, Accountability, Career Development, Communication, Professional Development, Work Culture, ConflictGalen EmanueleApril 7, 2026Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

How Companies Can Identify Good & Bad Leaders

How Companies Can Identify Good & Bad Leaders

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

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

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

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

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

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

Power Hungry Leaders Are Weak

Relying on power, authority, and fear are hallmarks of the insecure (3 min).

#culturedrop, Professional Development, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Leadership, Mindset, Work Culture, Team BuildingGalen EmanueleOctober 28, 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Personality Tests & Self Awareness

They cover a lot of ground when it comes to understanding yourself and others (2 min).

Being a Better Employee, Emotional Intelligence, Professional Development, CommunicationGalen EmanueleMay 27, 2025Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop