When people feel appreciated, they are much more likely to put in their best effort. This is especially true at work. When you say thank you to a coworker, you are making a difference!
Peer feedback is constructive criticism between two peers, whether it be coworkers or fellow students in a classroom setting. In this article, we’ll dive deep into what peer feedback is, why it’s important, and why you should encourage it in your business.
Employee appreciation is just as important for large companies as for small businesses. In fact, maybe more! Here are the nine employee appreciation ideas for large companies.
Performance management helps you monitor standards, evaluate performance, and make sound decisions. It is essential for growth, and it helps professionals attain the peak of their careers.
Peer review feedback is a powerful tool for improving your workplace skills. In a nutshell, peer review feedback benefits both individuals and teams by enabling them to continually improve their skills, which also spells out good news for businesses that deploy it.
It’s always a good idea to send a thank-you letter to coworkers when leaving a job. This allows you to express your gratitude and depart on good terms!
According to Harvard Business Review, one advantage of being a leader is getting more time to macro-manage. It’s the opposite of micromanaging, in the sense where you get a bird’s eye.
At the core of everything… Communication is the key skill that keeps the world spinning (not up for debate). Harvard Business Review recently found that spurts of rapid-fire communication, with intervals of silence, leads to higher performance.
Receiving feedback the most valuable information you can get for your professional development. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of feedback, let’s get comfortable with the types of feedback you can expect. And, yes there’s more than just ONE type of feedback.
We need candor more than ever. To be specific, we need radical candor now more than ever. We named dropped radical candor a couple of blogs ago, but we promised to come back.
A lack of candor when giving professional feedback, updating your team on the status of a project, or encountering any workplace situations can lead to dire consequences.
Candor is no "small" skill. It's the foundation of a healthy work environment that allows a free flow of information. But in reality, professionals aren't too keen on being transparent.
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.
We touched on how the power of Zoom, Google Hangouts, and Slack video seamlessly connects individuals from great distances to remote life, but all work and no play isn’t fun.
In an office setting, you know overcommitting is a recipe for disaster. Apply that same mindset while working from home. We understand that saying “uh-uh” doesn’t come naturally, but communicating a healthy no will avoid burning out.
Now is the time to work those verbal communications muscles (even if you can't go to the gym). We're answering some of your frequently asked questions on video chatting etiquette. Wear pants, put that sandwich down, and let’s get into it.
You asked and we've delivered. Now, you'll be able to track your progress, check out analytics, and view feedback on a specific skill all in one place. Understanding how you're doing on a skill just got a whole lot easier.
We interrupt your regularly scheduled work-from-home program to bring you some unnervingly, to-close-to-home tweets about WFH. Depending on what day you're on in terms of quarantine (we're on day 5), here are some of Matter's favorite #WorkFromHome tweets: