Building a Culture of Feedback: Key Insights From Our Fall 2018 Growth Series

Building a Culture of Feedback: Key Insights From Our Fall 2018 Growth Series

Our fall Growth Series event, “Build a Healthy Feedback Culture,” took place on September 19 and featured Sheila Heen, New York Times best-selling author, as our keynote speaker. We couldn’t have been more thrilled to welcome her to the islands. Heen is the co-author of the New York Times best-sellers Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss…

5 Things to Do After a Difficult Conversation at Work

5 Things to Do After a Difficult Conversation at Work

Giving feedback can result in difficult conversations at times. It can be easy for managers to miscommunicate or deliver feedback without enough empathy, just as it can be easy for employees to become defensive. However, as difficult as these conversations can be, this doesn’t mean that feedback shouldn’t be shared, or that difficult conversations should…

6 Things to Keep in Mind When Delivering Employee Feedback

6 Things to Keep in Mind When Delivering Employee Feedback

Being a great leader means giving feedback that inspires growth and improves performance. It’s both essential to an employee’s individual growth and development but also to the health and well-being of your company. Contrary to what you might believe, employees find incredible value in receiving feedback from managers and other leaders. In fact, almost 60%…

How to Get Your Team to Listen, Engage, and Care

How to Get Your Team to Listen, Engage, and Care

Ensuring that employees are engaged, invested in, and included is crucial for retaining talent and driving company growth. When it comes to internal communications, implementing the right tools and strategies can be an important factor for employee engagement — and overall business success. How important? Well, according to Gallup, only one-third of U.S. employees are…

Soliciting Feedback: How to Do It Well

Soliciting Feedback: How to Do It Well

Giving, receiving, and acting on employee feedback is essential for organizations that want to improve their company culture. Nearly 60% of surveyed employees and 72% of employees under 30 want feedback from their bosses daily or weekly, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Feedback solicitation matters at every level. But asking for feedback – and then receiving it…

Sheila Heen, New York Times Best-selling Author, to Headline Fall Growth Series Event

Sheila Heen, New York Times Best-selling Author, to Headline Fall Growth Series Event

Gaining feedback from within your organization is essential to learning, growing, and innovating, especially as your business scales. But giving, receiving, and using feedback can be challenging. On September 19, our fall Growth Series event, “Build a Healthy Feedback Culture”, will focus on fueling your business growth through healthy feedback. In this final Growth Series…

Summer Reading: 6 Books on Becoming a Better Leader

Summer Reading: 6 Books on Becoming a Better Leader

Whether you’ve recently stepped into a leadership position or are looking to master the art of running a successful business, these six books share the skills necessary to become a more effective leader. 1. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts by Annie Duke Annie Duke, professional poker champion…