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📨 Career: How to write your letter of resignation.
💲 Finances: How to change your beliefs about money.
🎓 Shopping: 51 graduation gifts they’ll actually use.
✊🏼 Empowerment: Stop calling women accidental CEOs.
🧦 Adulting: Should you wash your socks inside out?
LEADERSHIP
The #1 Way to Build a Great Culture
Takeaways:
- Spending 1 on 1 time with your employees is the #1 way to build great culture at work.
- The key: make them feel safe enough to tell you the truth of what’s working well and what’s not.
- Learn what makes your employees tick.
- Actively make time for these conversations.
- Recognize that your employees’ wants/needs change over time.
FREE TEMPLATE
Maximize the Impact of 1:1 Meetings
1:1s are prime opportunities for feedback and alignment—when done right.
Perfect your next 1:1 meeting with these tips & free template:
- 🔁 Run 1:1 meetings regularly, customizing the frequency for different team members, as needed.
- ✅ Create a collaborative agenda where both sides add discussion points and keep track of topics.
- ✏️ Do any necessary preparation/readings in advance.
- 🧭 Start on time and keep the meeting to 30 min if possible.
- 🤝 Keep it personal—cover work as well as personal updates.
- 🎙 Engage in two-way communication by asking insightful questions and actively listening.
PROCRASTINATION
How To Finish Tasks Faster: A Procrastination Tip
Takeaways:
- Setting vague deadlines (e.g. “I’ll do it today”) often leads to procrastination, as the lack of specificity allows tasks to be delayed throughout the day.
- Instead, set a specific time block (e.g. 3-4 pm) to complete a task to make sure it gets done.
- Defining a clear time frame for tasks helps you focus better, as you have a set period dedicated solely to that task, reducing distractions and interruptions.
MATERNITY LEAVE
3 Things to Do As You Prep For Mat Leave
Takeaways:
- Update your resume while your skills are still fresh in your mind.
- Negotiate your return to work terms now.
- Make copies of any documents or files you might need while on leave.
SWAG
Awesome Swag Vendors Are Hard to Find — So We Found One For You
If you’re in charge of employee or client gifting, check out Stadium 🤗.
With their wide array of customizable products, they make it easy to create a lasting impression.
You can even launch your own swag store to make warehousing, gift selection, and fulfillment a breeze.
💬 What others are saying about Stadium:
- “I like the fact that a recipient can receive a gift of credits to put toward items that tickle their own fancy. It takes the guesswork out of gift-giving and everyone wins! It is also very user-friendly.” — Erica S.
- “I like that this is a one stop shop. The ease of being able to pick from so many different items not just food related is a great touch.” — Hollie W.
- “The ease of setting up a shop where a variety of ~200 associates could pick their own gift – that is delivered with the same settings/messages was SO helpful and exactly what we were looking for. Their customer service team was very helpful and responsive with any questions.” — Liz M.
POP QUIZ
Will You Score a 10/10?
Takeaways:
- A fun 10-question quiz to test your spelling and grammar skills.
- Write your answers down as you go, and tally up your score at the end.
STAFF PICKS
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
🚨 Job Alerts
- The Greater Houston Retailers Cooperative Association (GHRA) is hiring for a Category Manager (Stafford, TX).
- Basic Resources, Inc. is hiring for a Human Resources Business Partner (NY, NY/Hybrid).
- ACL Digital is hiring for a Brand Manager (San Mateo, CA).
- 24 Seven Talent is hiring for a Project/Production Manager (LA, CA).