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Posts in Professional Development

Leaders MASSIVELY Impact Employee Experience

Leaders MASSIVELY Impact Employee Experience

Developing, training, and improving leaders is key (4 min).

#culturedrop, Career Development, Mindset, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleJuly 11, 2023Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

How to Develop & Promote Future Leaders from Within

How to Develop & Promote Future Leaders from Within

How to use internal development to retain talent & strengthen culture (5 min).

#culturedrop, Being a Better Employee, Career Development, Feedback, Leadership, Professional DevelopmentGalen EmanueleJanuary 31, 2023Shift 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

Cross-Train Employees

Cross-Train Employees

Four reasons cross-training employees is a smart idea (5 mins).

#culturedrop, Career Development, Professional Development, Work CultureGalen EmanueleAugust 23, 2022Shift Yes, Galen Emanuele, team culture, teams, eq, Culture Drop, #culturedrop

Developing Personal Resilience at Work

Developing Personal Resilience at Work

How to build healthy resilience over the course of your career (5 mins).

Mental Reframe: 1 Hour to Level Up Any Skill

Mental Reframe: 1 Hour to Level Up Any Skill

I promise you: You can level up any skill you want. Here’s how (2 mins).

Leaders, Help Employees Move Up (& Out)

Leaders, Help Employees Move Up (& Out)

More than anything, this is about leadership mindset (3 mins).

Skills Lab: Active Listening vs Skilled Listening

Skills Lab: Active Listening vs Skilled Listening

How to ensure you make someone else feel listened to (2 mins).

How to Identify Future Leaders

How to Identify Future Leaders

How to identify and promote the best leaders possible in your company (5 mins).

Pros and Cons: Investing in Soft Skills

Pros and Cons: Investing in Soft Skills

Low performance and inadequate people skills cost companies money (3 mins).

How to Handle Promotion Rejection

How to Handle Promotion Rejection

So you didn’t get the promotion - now what? (4 mins).

New Leaders: Do This After 45 Days

New Leaders: Do This After 45 Days

Simple, massively valuable activity for leaders stepping into a new role (2 mins).

How to Create Your Dream Job in Your Current Role

How to Create Your Dream Job in Your Current Role

How to create the job you want in the role you currently have (5 mins).

Every First-Time Leader Needs to Hear This

Every First-Time Leader Needs to Hear This

Advice for newer leaders, there is a better way (2 mins).

Questions From a Jar: Starting a Business, Interview Tips, & Sweets vs Savory

Questions From a Jar: Starting a Business, Interview Tips, & Sweets vs Savory

A fun new segment covering a smattering of topics (6 mins).

(Re)Writing Your Invisible Resume

(Re)Writing Your Invisible Resume

Your career advancement and opportunities depend largely on how you contribute and show up (4 mins).

The Best Questions to Ask in Job Interviews

The Best Questions to Ask in Job Interviews

A list of great, juicy questions that will make you stand out and help you land the job (6 mins).

How to Build a Growth Mindset

How to Build a Growth Mindset

Five ways to build a growth mindset (5 mins).

Navigating Change: Building a Resilient Team

Navigating Change: Building a Resilient Team

Mindset around change is everything (2 mins).

Like It Is | EP 2: Garbage Leaders

Like It Is | EP 2: Garbage Leaders

Have the courage to commit to only putting people in leadership positions that are actually great leaders, period. (1 min)

Leadership, Professional Development, Hiring & FiringGalen EmanueleJune 4, 2018leadership, culture, promotions, leader, emotional intelligence, teams