Dixita

Content Specialist at Matter
Communication & leadership
How to Adjust Your Communication Style with Your Team
According to author Jack Modzelewski of Talk is Chief: Leadership, Communication, and Credibility in a High-Stakes World, the best communicators are the ones who are “very in tune with others, whether they’re talking to one person, a small group, or an audience of many.”
Dixita
Feb 2, 2021
2 Min Read
Communication & leadership
How to Interpret Positive Body Language
According to Harvard Business Review, audiences have the “innate ability to read body language” to the point where it can lead them to feel that the speaker is inauthentic.
Dixita
Feb 2, 2021
2 Min Read
Culture
Meet Brett Hellman, the Founder of Matter
If you’d asked Brett Hellman, CEO of Matter, what his weekend plans were years ago, his response would have been this: work, work, and work.
Dixita
Feb 1, 2021
2 Min Read
Performance & Feedback
CEO of Canva Shares How You Can Do A Lot With Little
Imagine yourself adrift on a kiteboard with a deflated sail in the middle of the Caribbean, waiting to be rescued. CEO of Canva, Melanie Perkins, definitely can.
Dixita
Jan 25, 2021
6 Min Read
Communication & leadership
How Kamala Harris’ Leadership Skills Propelled Her To The Second-Highest Office
We’re one day away from the inauguration, and the Vogue debacle is still buzzing. Many people described the shot of Kamala Harris as “disrespectful.”
Dixita
Jan 11, 2021
4 Min Read
Performance & Feedback
A Story Of Resilience: Leah Culver Sells Her Third Startup To Twitter
"I was tired of being a founder and desperately needed a break," said Leah Culver in 2013. Fast forward today, Culver recently sold her third startup, a podcast app called Breaker, to Twitter. However, it wasn’t always a piece of cake.
Dixita
Jan 6, 2021
5 Min Read
Communication & leadership
Barack Obama’s Approach To Tough Decisions
Barack Obama has made some of the biggest decisions in our lifetime. Just like him, we’re consistently making tough decisions. Recently, Obama took the time to share how he made decisions during his presidency.
Dixita
Dec 20, 2020
4 Min Read
Communication & leadership
How Active Listening Increases Retention
According to Forbes, most individuals spend about 45% of their day listening. Taking the time to actively listen and understand your team is linked to an increase in trusting relationships and collaboration.
Dixita
Dec 12, 2020
2 Min Read
Communication & leadership
How to Be Candid with Your Audience
According to Forbes, identifying your audience makes it “easier to capture someone’s attention because their needs and goals are front and centre.” As a leader, you want to produce quality work. Well, it all starts with connecting with your team through candid and constructive conversation.
Dixita
Dec 9, 2020
2 Min Read
Communication & leadership
How to Bring Positive Energy to Work
According to Forbes, successful leaders surround themselves with “positive, upbeat, and enthusiastic people.” Leaders who actively surround themselves with positivity will influence positive outcomes. We all know the feeling.
Dixita
Dec 11, 2020
2 Min Read
Performance & Feedback
Jewel Ham: The Intern Behind Spotify’s Wrapped Story
Is it really the end of the year if you don’t share your Spotify Wrapped? With the bursts of Instagram stories and tweets from Spotify users, many don’t know the idea of an interactive Spotify Wrapped Story was conceived by an intern: Jewel Ham.
Dixita
Dec 11, 2020
4 Min Read
Communication & 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.
Dixita
Dec 9, 2020
2 Min Read
Communication & leadership
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.
Dixita
Dec 7, 2020
2 Min Read
Performance & Feedback
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.
Dixita
Feb 4, 2021
3 Min Read
Communication & 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.
Dixita
Jan 18, 2021
3 Min Read
Team Development
How to Practice Deep Listening with Your Team
According to Harvard Business Review, the most effective listeners are like trampolines. To be specific, the individuals you can “bounce ideas off of.” Actively listening isn’t merely absorbing ideas. It’s about amplifying their voices, clarifying their thoughts, and seeking ways to support them.
Dixita
Dec 6, 2020
2 Min Read
Performance & Feedback
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.
Dixita
Dec 7, 2020
4 Min Read
Communication & leadership
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.
Dixita
Dec 1, 2020
2 Min Read