Sam Lepak

Sam is Matter’s Head of Growth and a digital nomad. He spends his days talking to customers helping them solve their biggest people and culture problems.
Employee Engagement
Top 6 Employee Engagement Softwares
Employee engagement software uses a combination of surveys, task management tools, and data analytics tools to help leaders in an organization uncover blind spots in their culture and boost employee engagement.
Sam Lepak
Oct 2, 2024
4 Min Read
Employee Engagement
What Does Employee Engagement Look Like in 2024?
Employee engagement is the exact state of how team members feel determined and attached to their work. And while your job isn’t the main component of your life, it sure does take up a big portion of it.
Sam Lepak
Oct 2, 2024
4 Min Read
Employee Surveys
15 Simple Questions for Employee Engagement Surveys
When it comes to employee engagement surveys, it’s only a measure of how happy employees are, but it measures how dedicated people are to the company’s success.
Sam Lepak
Sep 26, 2024
6 Min Read
Employee Engagement
6 Employee Engagement Strategies for Remote Teams
While there are various definitions of employee engagement, our definition is simple: the level of commitment team members have to their organization and how satisfied they are in their role.
Sam Lepak
Oct 2, 2024
5 Min Read
Employee Engagement
#1 Guide to Employee Engagement [2024]
At the core of it, employee engagement is what keeps an organization alive. It’s a workplace approach that provides the best conditions in an organization.
Sam Lepak
Oct 2, 2024
7 Min Read
Leadership
8 Common Areas of Improvement in Your Career
Everyone needs improvement. Whether you’re part of a team or leadership, no one’s perfect. Our weaknesses and strengths vary from person to person. However, we identified eight common areas of improvement when developing your professional skills.
Sam Lepak
Jun 23, 2021
5 Min Read
Employee Engagement
10 Promising Employee Engagement Ideas
At the core of it, employee engagement is what keeps an organization alive. When you take time to invest in the people that make up your team, you’ll see an increase in productivity, engagement, and company culture.
Sam Lepak
Oct 2, 2024
4 Min Read
Leadership
Developing Your Coaching Leadership Style at Work
Leadership coaching is a powerful team management training tool to help organization leaders at all levels leverage the leadership skills within themselves.
Sam Lepak
May 26, 2021
4 Min Read
Leadership
Demonstrating Comprehensive Listening with Your Team
It involves understanding the thoughts, ideas, and message. This type of listening requires that the listener understands the language and vocabulary.
Sam Lepak
May 25, 2021
3 Min Read
Productivity
Appreciative Listening: Tips for Aspiring Leaders
Appreciativee listening can be described as thoroughly enjoying what is being said by the speaker. Now, how does that differ from other types of listening and just listening in general?
Sam Lepak
May 7, 2021
3 Min Read
Performance Management
A Guide to People Management: Skills Every People Manager Needs
In this article, we'll be examining the skills and tips that makeup people management and how they can help you and your team reach success.
Sam Lepak
Oct 1, 2024
3 Min Read
Leadership
Reflective Listening Do's for People Manager
When it comes to improving your reflective listening, it comes down to two techniques: paraphrasing and mirroring. In this article, we'll be going over the do's of reflective listening and exercises to help you become a better listener.
Sam Lepak
May 4, 2021
3 Min Read
Productivity
Asynchronous Communication: Best Practices and Tips
In order for remote work to prosper, there needs to effective communication. To be specific asynchronous and synchronous communication among teams. In this article, we'll be discussing the best practices and tips for asynchronous communication.
Sam Lepak
Apr 27, 2021
3 Min Read
Leadership
Equator Coffee CEO Starts Her Day With A Story And Coffee
Most of us wake up every morning thinking about our first cup of coffee. For CEO and co-founder of Equator Coffees Helen Russell, she thinks about the love and hard work behind each cup every day.
Sam Lepak
Mar 15, 2021
5 Min Read
Leadership
Airbnb’s IPO: What That Tells Us About Resilience
From selling cereal to pay the bills to laying off 1,800 employees to now going public… Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, has a story for the ages.
Sam Lepak
Nov 23, 2020
3 Min Read
Productivity
Unmotivated: 5 Reasons Why You're Feeling this Way
Feeling unmotivated is a slippery slope. Learn how to recognize the signs and get yourself out of that shlump and cycle of being unmotivated.
Sam Lepak
Oct 13, 2020
3 Min Read
Leadership
3 High-Performance Habits of Productive Leaders
How can we actually form good habits and make them stick? Here are three ways proven by science to build high performance habits.
Sam Lepak
Oct 19, 2020
5 Min Read
Leadership
Famous Introverts and What You Can Learn From Them
When it comes to famous and powerful individuals, it’s common to associate extroversion with success. However, as we all know, thriving as the center of attention isn’t actually necessary for becoming well accomplished in life. In fact, introverts are uniquely equipped for leadership and success.
Sam Lepak
Oct 8, 2020
3 Min Read