Category / Empath / Best Practices / Leadership
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Don’t Assume the Worst
I keep a 30-gallon planted aquarium with RO-water, so I visit my favorite “fish shop” regularly. Last weekend, there was a new-to-me staff member working a very busy Saturday shift. My tank is happy. My tank is SO happy that I have become a guppy supplier to my shop. I never ask for store credit…
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Know Your Stuff
Whatever your business is, and whatever stage it’s in, you probably have at least a few properties and tools used exclusively online; social media accounts, a website, web apps. Do you know all of your account credentials? Do you know when your hosting re-ups and what it costs? Can you get into the back end…
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We All Work Differently
Recently, I was admonished in a one-on-one meeting for making notes in a work journal. I was completely taken aback. How could someone be irked by a colleague taking notes in their training session? I had barely put pen to paper when the person waved their hand at me and tersely said, “No, it’s simple.”…
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Collaborative Playlists for Team Building
This walks hand-in-hand with an earlier post about earbuds and the productivity of creatives. Another way to leverage sound is with #collaborativeplaylists for #teambuilding Media creates undeniable connections. Creating a collaborative playlist (I like to use Spotify) helps teams get to know each other, creates genuine points of reference, and fosters communication. It takes minimal…
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Earbuds for Work
I’ve seen and heard managers’ hesitation when #creatives explain that they need to use #earbuds to work. You can see the incredulity in the ever so slightly raised eyebrow. But it really is a genuine tool. Many tasks in #design require a unique kind of focus that is aided by #music or by #ambient or…