Brett Hellman

Brett Hellman is the CEO of Matter, dedicated to crafting a product that makes work more joyful and meaningful. He’s passionate about designing tools that help teams feel recognized, valued, and engaged.

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Productivity
How to Make a Decision
According to a 2017 Forbes study, among the top 500 world leaders interviewed, 98% of them failed to apply best practices when making decisions. Decision-making isn’t easy, but it’s the cornerstone of leadership. It’s the smart choices we make that drive true change throughout an organization.
Brett Hellman
Dec 11, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
How to Start Small, Build Up in Team Discussions
According to a 2019 Academy of Management Journal study, employees can experience the “bystander effect” by remaining silent when it comes to sharing their thoughts and opinions. Part of habit building when it comes to communication is taking small steps and building your way up.
Brett Hellman
Dec 11, 2024
2 Min Read
Productivity
How to Show and Tell Your Listening Skills
According to Forbes, having a face-to-face interaction with just one person leads up to 10,000 nonverbal cues in less than one minute. Part of the actual words you speak, your body movement, facial expressions, and voice tone express your message and intentions.
Brett Hellman
Dec 16, 2024
2 Min Read
Productivity
What Is the Purpose of a Cover Letter?
For most of us writing the cover letter is the least anticipated part of applying for a job. But it doesn’t have to be like that. In fact, it should be the highlight of your application process. This is your opportunity to shine and boast about yourself.
Brett Hellman
Dec 12, 2024
3 Min Read
Leadership
How to Recognize the Tough Times at Work
According to a 2015 Harvard Business Review study, participants who took responsibility for their mistakes were likely to succeed on future decisions because they “learned from their failure and made better decisions.” Embrace mistakes. They're valuable learning opportunities.
Brett Hellman
Dec 16, 2024
3 Min Read
Productivity
How to Project Your Voice
According to a 2015 Journal of Accounting Research study, a leader’s competency is assessed within half a minute. It’s important to be aware of your presence because it speaks volumes about your leadership style.
Brett Hellman
Dec 15, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
Slack 🤝 Salesforce: Stewart Butterfield's Secret Sauce That Led To A $27.7B Acquisition
CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield sold Slack to Salesforce for a whopping $27.7 billion. That’s cool, but the events leading up to the acquisition, well, that’s where all the good stuff happened. And why does that matter? Because this is how you learn to be a versatile leader.
Brett Hellman
Dec 7, 2020
4 Min Read
Productivity
How to Use Positive Facial Expressions
People can pick up when your body language and words don’t align. Your negative or positive facial expressions say much more than your actual words.
Brett Hellman
Dec 10, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
How to Show Team Support by Listening
According to the Oxford University Press, listening means to “take notice of and act on what someone says.” While hearing refers to “the faculty of perceiving sounds.” Spot the difference?
Brett Hellman
Dec 10, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
How to Clarify Project Constraints with Your Team
According to Harvard Business Review, successful leaders explain the constraints of the project to “stay within budget” and scope. Long story short, you save time when you provide clear goals for your team. Constraints are guardrails to help steer your team in the right direction.
Brett Hellman
Dec 10, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
How to Pay Attention to Team Decisions
According to Harvard Business Review, part of effective listening is understanding others’ perspectives. When leaders prioritize the voices of those around them, they have the opportunity to discover rare ideas for a decision that may be difficult to make on their own.
Brett Hellman
Dec 16, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
How to Lead Your Team with a Clear Vision
According to Harvard Business Review, part of being an inspirational leader is “translating the company’s vision for your team.” While you may not have crafted the mission, communicating it to your team is a major proponent of visionary leadership.
Brett Hellman
Dec 16, 2024
3 Min Read
Leadership
How to Be In Tune with Your Team When Delegating Tasks
According to Forbes, about 70% of employees claim to be disengaged from their company. Part of leading a team is making sure everyone is on the same page to carry out their delegated tasks.
Brett Hellman
Dec 13, 2024
3 Min Read
Leadership
How to Be Results-Oriented When Delegating Tasks
According to Harvard Business Review, a hands-off approach increases morale, establishes a tone of trust, and expands your team's growth. Avoid micromanaging at all costs.
Brett Hellman
Dec 13, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
How to Get Your Team's Buy-In
In his book Buy-In, Harvard Business School professor John Kotter explains how “70% of all organizational change efforts” fail due to a lack of buy-in from peers. Getting buy-in isn’t a superficial tactic.
Brett Hellman
Dec 10, 2024
2 Min Read
Productivity
How to Have Good Intentions While Being Candid
When Fortune magazine asked former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, what the most important leadership advice she received, Nooyi said, “Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent.” It makes for a smoother conversation with your peer when you assume good intentions.
Brett Hellman
Dec 10, 2024
3 Min Read
Leadership
How to Embrace Authentic Leadership
Authenticity inspires loyalty and engagement. And when start to being your true self, you’ll feel connected to your work, team, and organization.
Brett Hellman
Dec 10, 2024
3 Min Read
Productivity
Stop Walking On Egg Shells With Mental Health
Wow, what a month so far. Whether it's you, a coworker, a manager, we're all struggling (but adjusting) in our unique ways. So, let's start making empathy central to our conversations at work.
Brett Hellman
Dec 10, 2024
3 Min Read