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Productivity
How to Communicate Project Completion
According to Harvard Business Review, wrapping up a project means that “your team assumes ownership of their deliverables, hands them off to others, or terminates the project altogether.”
Brett Hellman
Dec 16, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
How to Use Empathetic Communication with Your Team
According to a 2016 Journal of Business Ethics study, leaders who had negative intentions prompted counterproductive work behaviors.
Brett Hellman
Dec 12, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
CEO Of Peek Finds Success By Embracing Her Past
When we spoke to Ruzwana about her drive and what keeps her going every day, she simply said, “Showcase your full spectrum of who you are.”
Brett Hellman
Mar 22, 2021
5 Min Reads
Productivity
How to Paraphrase When Listening
According to Forbes, simply paraphrasing what you’ve heard ensures that you’re listening attentively. Believe it or not, paraphrasing is a form of active listening.
Brett Hellman
Dec 10, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
How to Be Cautiously Optimistic with Your Team
According to The Mind of the CEO, Yale professor Jeffrey Garten found that having an “optimistic spirit” was a commonality among the world’s top 40 business executives.
Brett Hellman
Dec 10, 2024
2 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
Productivity
How to Ask Clarifying Questions
Learn how to ask clarifying questions and achieve success in your career.
Brett Hellman
Dec 11, 2024
2 Min Read
Productivity
How to Prepare Your Communication Plan with Your Team
Learn how to prepare your communication plan with your team and achieve success when it comes to your professional and personal development.
Brett Hellman
Dec 11, 2024
2 Min Read
Leadership
Trial By Fire: Julie Zhuo Describes The Making Of A Manager
Julie would describe her role as a manager as “trial by fire.” She felt unprepared to lead. Things like learning how to hire, interviewing, setting up processes, or communicating with big and small groups were essentially by trial and error.
Brett Hellman
Mar 8, 2021
6 Min Read
Leadership
Three Keys to Influencing Your Team at Work
You're constantly being influenced while also influencing those around you. To master the art of influence, there needs to be a level of building rapport with your team, practice active listening, and lead by example.
Dmitry Saprykin
Dec 11, 2024
4 Min Read
Leadership
From Lagos to Wall Street, Thinknum CEO Shares His Self-Actualization Journey
From Nigeria to Princeton to Wall Street and now startup land, the Lagos native has found that focusing on himself and honing his craft has led to the most successful moments of his life.
Brett Hellman
Mar 1, 2021
4 Min Read
Leadership
CEO of GrowSF, Sachin Agarwal, Love-Loves SF
GrowSF encourages community members who work in tech ​to contribute to the needs of the city. To be specific, through local government, transportation, and SF education.
Brett Hellman
Feb 22, 2021
6 Min Read