Brainteaser of the day: I have a big mouth and I am also quite loud! I am NOT a gossip but I do get involved with everyone’s dirty business. What am I?
Click here to see the answer.
WEEKEND FINDS
Treat Yo’Self
🏈 To Yummy Super Bowl Apps
Super Bowl is back tomorrow. Even if you’re not into football, the game day snacks make it worth the investment. Find Super Bowl App inspo here >
❤️ To Healthy Valentine Treats
Indulge your sweet tooth with nutrition-packed desserts for the perfect guilt-free Vday. Get the yummy recipes >
🌿 To Planting a Windowsill Herb Garden
Bring fresh flavor within reach using kitchen window herb garden ideas. Get growing >
💐 To Finding Your Signature Scent
Discover your perfect perfume for an eau so you aroma this year. Sniff out your match >
💎 To Sparkling Jewels for Yourself
Adorn yourself incrystals and dazzling gems – you deserve to shine! Accessorize to impress >
TOGETHER WITH OUTBACK TEAM BUILDING
Ridiculously Fun Teambuilding and Culture Building
Outback is our top reco for unforgettable team building experiences!
And “Virtual Family Feud” is one of the most popular (and super fun) ways to get your team together, have some laughs, and build stronger bonds.
If Family Feud isn’t your thing — don’t worry, Outback’s got a ton of fun experiences to choose from.
FROM RACHAEL BONETTI
What CEOs know about running effective meetings
High-performing CEOs approach meetings in a way that maximises time and keeps the conversation focused.
The corporate world’s heavy meeting culture consumes most executives’ working week. This is problematic as every moment spent inside a meeting creates an opportunity cost not to be able to attend to other important work.
When we consider the volume of time spent locked in rooms discussing business vs the time available to do the business, it makes sense to invest time and energy in ensuring meetings are as effective and efficient as possible.
High-performing CEOs approach meetings in a way that maximises time and keeps the conversation focused on the topics and issues that will have the highest impact with supporting strategic objectives.
Often this is through tight meeting disciplines, processes and expectations that begin before the meeting itself, as well as how the discussion is managed within the meeting.
👉 Here are eight ways CEOs ensure their meetings hit the mark.
TOGETHER WITH BONUSLY
The Complete Manager’s Guide to Employee Recognition
Bonusly has spent the last 11 years helping companies (big and small) boost company morale, so it’s safe to say they know a thing or two about standout employee recognition.
For all you managers out there, they’ve even put together a Complete Manager’s Guide to Employee Recognition to give tips on how you can increase employee engagement, retention, and productivity.
📙 Get the free guide here for recognition examples and ideas, top resources to improve your culture and sharpen your leadership skills, and find out how top managers use recognition to build better teams.
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Stuff we’re loving rn
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BEFORE YOU GO
Latest Listings
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🚨 Job Openings:
- Kalamazoo Public Schools is hiring for a Special Education Coordinator (Kalamazoo, MI). Apply Here.
- Molson Coors Beverage Company is hiring for a Distributor Sale Executive (Arkansas).
- Leavitt Group Texas Select is hiring for a Personal Lines Account Manager (Sugar Land & Houston, TX).
- Close is hiring for a Head of Demand Generation (Remote).
- Epson is hiring for a Senior Project Manager, Market Research (Remote).
PET OF THE WEEK
Bouy
From Buoy’s owner: Meet Buoy, a 6-month old fuzzy bowling ball (ahem, English Bulldog, that is).
He loves sleeping at our feet when we’re working from home, chewing on my hair during my morning stretch, and running frantic circles around the living room at exactly the time we’re ready to wind down for the day.
He’s a co-worker favorite at both of our offices, and the photographer on my husband’s team borrowed him for an impromptu photo shoot when he went to work with him last week.
Someone called this “a face only a mother can love” but who could possibly resist this squish face?!
