The Galen Emanuele Blog

The majority of our blog content is created for our Culture Drop mailing list. Our content highlights vital conversations, builds tangible skill sets, and provides tools for teams to drive exceptional culture, leadership, and communication. We think it’s pretty awesome, sign up and join thousands and thousands of subscribers to see what all the fuss is about.

Posts in Communication

The Best Use of Power & Authority as a Leader

The Best Use of Power & Authority as a Leader

How and when it makes sense for leaders to assert their authority (3 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Accountability, Being a Better Employee, Communication, Mindset, Saying YesGalen EmanueleSeptember 19, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Stop Being So Critical

Stop Being So Critical

A self check as you move about the world (2 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Conflict, LeadershipGalen EmanueleAugust 29, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Don't "Take it Out" on the Wrong Person

Don't "Take it Out" on the Wrong Person

Not projecting on others and taking emotional accountability for yourself (3 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Accountability, CommunicationGalen EmanueleAugust 15, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Bring Out the Best in Other People

Bring Out the Best in Other People

You can apply this at work, at home, really anywhere to level up your personal impact (3 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Mindset, Being a Better Employee, Career Development, Communication, Saying YesGalen EmanueleAugust 8, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Stop Badmouthing & Gossip

Stop Badmouthing & Gossip

A thing I wish every company and individual person had a zero tolerance policy for (2 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Accountability, Being a Better Employee, Emotional IntelligenceGalen EmanueleJuly 25, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Making People Feel Listened To

Making People Feel Listened To

Useful tip to level up your impact by making people actually listened to (2 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Communication, Saying YesGalen EmanueleJuly 18, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

The Power of "Yes, And" in Workplaces & Teams

The Power of "Yes, And" in Workplaces & Teams

What Yes, And means for teams (5 min).

#culturedrop, Mindset, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Saying Yes, Work CultureGalen EmanueleJuly 4, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Quit Your Job If It's Time To Go

Quit Your Job If It's Time To Go

If you're miserable (and making others miserable too) then gift yourself a good goodbye (3 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Career DevelopmentGalen EmanueleMay 30, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

How to Have a Difficult Conversation With Your Boss

How to Have a Difficult Conversation With Your Boss

Especially useful for bosses who are difficult to have difficult conversations with (8 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Conflict, FeedbackGalen EmanueleMay 23, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Increase Input & Participation From Your Whole Team (Not Just Extroverts)

Increase Input & Participation From Your Whole Team (Not Just Extroverts)

Some specific methods of how to get input from everyone on the team (3 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Feedback, LeadershipGalen EmanueleMay 16, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Better Relationships: Responding Well to Mistakes

Better Relationships: Responding Well to Mistakes

The way you respond when people prove to be imperfect is vital to your relationships (2 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Accountability, Communication, Feedback, LeadershipGalen EmanueleMay 9, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

How to Make Decisions as a Team

How to Make Decisions as a Team

A model to make decisions as a team faster and more effectively (5 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Feedback, Leadership, Innovation, Navigating Change, ProductivityGalen EmanueleApril 25, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Dealing With People Who "Always Forget" Things at Work

Dealing With People Who "Always Forget" Things at Work

A useful hack when it’s important to be clear on what was said, heard, and understood. (3 min).

#culturedrop, CommunicationGalen EmanueleApril 18, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Communication Tips for Remote Work

Communication Tips for Remote Work

Simple tips to help avoid communication pitfalls on remote teams (4 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Remote Work, ConflictGalen EmanueleApril 4, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

How to Engage Gen Z & Younger Employees

How to Engage Gen Z & Younger Employees

How to leverage Gen Z talent and engage younger employees meaningfully (5 min).

#culturedrop, Leadership, Communication, Innovation, Diversity & Inclusion, Career DevelopmentGalen EmanueleMarch 28, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

5 Easy Ways to Build Trust as a Leader

5 Easy Ways to Build Trust as a Leader

Easy tips for any leader to build trust with their team (4 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Feedback, Leadership, Work Culture, Team Building, AccountabilityGalen EmanueleFebruary 28, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Using Curiosity vs. Judgement

Using Curiosity vs. Judgement

A simple EQ hack for building bridges instead of burning them (4 min).

#culturedrop, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Conflict, Feedback, MindsetGalen EmanueleJanuary 24, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Changing Negative Behavior With "Three Nice Things"

Changing Negative Behavior With "Three Nice Things"

A simple trick to use in the moment to replace this behavior (2 min).

#culturedrop, Being a Better Employee, Emotional Intelligence, Mindset, CommunicationGalen EmanueleDecember 13, 2022Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Companies Not Telling Salary in Interviews: What to Do?

Companies Not Telling Salary in Interviews: What to Do?

Dealing with companies being shady about salary (5 min).

#culturedrop, Leadership, Communication, Hiring & Firing, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleDecember 6, 2022Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Getting Employees On Board With Big Changes

Getting Employees On Board With Big Changes

Transparency and feedback are clutch (5 min).

#culturedrop, Communication, Navigating Change, Leadership, Work CultureGalen EmanueleNovember 29, 2022Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop