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 Recognition
Virtual Employee Appreciation Ideas [2025 Guide]
Virtual employee appreciation is becoming more important than ever. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to show your remote team recognition for their accomplishments and build morale.
Sam Lepak
Dec 16, 2024
5 Min Read
Employee Recognition
Raising Workforce Morale with Employee Appreciation Emails
Employee appreciation emails are an invaluable tool to raise workforce morale and increase employee retention. In this guide, you’ll learn how to write appreciation emails and what to avoid.
Sam Lepak
Dec 16, 2024
5 Min Read
Employee Recognition
19 Employee Appreciation Quotes For Performance & Engagement
Employee appreciation quotes can be a powerful tool to motivate, inspire and encourage your workforce. These quotes from famous people can help engage your employees and bring a new perspective to their ‘same old’ workday.
Sam Lepak
Dec 16, 2024
3 Min Read
Employee Feedback
A Comprehensive Guide to Constructive Feedback [2025]
Feedback can be given in three ways: Through constructive feedback, recognition and praise, and criticism. When it comes to helping your peers achieve success, don’t fall into the trap of focusing on just positive feedback and criticism.
Sam Lepak
Dec 13, 2024
7 Min Read
Employee Engagement
Employee Engagement Statistics: 2025 Key Insights & Benefits
Explore key employee engagement statistics, their impact on productivity and retention, and practical ways to use data to boost workplace success.
Sam Lepak
Dec 26, 2024
8 Min Read
Employee Engagement
How to Measure Employee Engagement [2025 Complete Guide]
Discover how to measure employee engagement with this guide. Tools and strategies to improve engagement, analyze data, and foster thriving remote teams.
Sam Lepak
Dec 26, 2024
9 Min Read
Employee Engagement
40+ Benefits of Employee Engagement in 2025 [#1 Guide]
Discover the benefits of employee engagement for your company with examples and ideas for virtual/remote, in-office teams, and businesses of all sizes.
Sam Lepak
Dec 26, 2024
6 Min Read
Employee Engagement
Top 15 Employee Engagement Softwares for 2025 [#1 Guide]
Discover the best employee engagement softwares for your company with reviews and tips for virtual/remote, in-office teams, and businesses of all sizes.
Sam Lepak
Dec 24, 2024
7 Min Read
Employee Engagement
What is Employee Engagement? [2025 Complete Guide]
Discover what employee engagement means, why it matters, and how it drives productivity, satisfaction, and success in the workplace.
Sam Lepak
Dec 25, 2024
6 Min Read
Employee Engagement
30+ Employee Engagement Survey [Questions and Tips in 2025]
Master employee engagement surveys with expert tips, question examples, and top tools for recognition, wellness, and Slack integrations.
Sam Lepak
Dec 24, 2024
8 Min Read
Employee Engagement
30+ Employee Engagement Strategies in 2025 [#1 Guide]
Discover 30+ employee engagement strategies for your company with proven guides for virtual/remote, in-office teams, and businesses of all sizes.
Sam Lepak
Dec 25, 2024
7 Min Read
Employee Engagement
#1 Guide To Employee Engagement in 2025 [150+ Tips & Ideas]
Discover the #1 guide to employee engagement for your company with popular ideas for virtual/remote, in-office teams, and businesses of all sizes.
Sam Lepak
Dec 23, 2024
9 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
Dec 11, 2024
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
Dec 11, 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
Dec 11, 2024
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
Dec 10, 2024
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
Dec 13, 2024
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
Dec 10, 2024
3 Min Read