It’s important to expand your bandwidth, get equipped, and support your team during these sensitive times. Here are the top five professional and soft skills to keep under your belt amid COVID-19.
According to Forbes, true leaders “take all the facts into account.” Candid leaders understand that cultivating trust and openness means being direct when sharing any information. In the long run, decisions that are made based on facts will simply save time and avoid doubt among teams.
Based on Merriam-Webster, mentee definition is "one who is being mentored." Essentially, a mentee is an individual who is willing to learn and be coached from a senior person.
We've all heard the saying "teamwork makes the dreamwork." But how exactly does it make the dream work? Read on for strategies on achieving good collaboration.
Truth is, delivering constructive feedback is not always easy. There's a distinct line between feedback and criticism, and oftentimes those giving feedback blur the lines. To be specific, feedback and the words you use may alter your feedback to sound more like criticism and negative.
Unlike criticism or negative feedback, constructive feedback is used to instill confidence in your team members while telling them how they can improve. The primary difference between constructive and destructive feedback is the outcome.
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.
We have been hard at work to make it easier for you and your team to start building a feedback culture together. Filter Your Feedback: With our newly introduced Feedback tab, you can also look up and filter feedback based on Kudos, senders, and skills. Feedback Filters is available for all Pro workspaces.
How do you disagree with a decision that is not in the best interest of the company? As a leader, how do you enable your team to disagree in a productive way? Learn how with Matter's Decision Disagreement Framework.
Cheese is in Ilana Fischer’s blood. The CEO of Whisps, an airy crispy and cheese snack, recalls moments of childhood where cheese was part of her everyday meal.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
