Creative Mental Health and Well-Being Initiatives to Empower Your Team… Crowdsourced
According to Wellable Labs, this year 90% of employers surveyed plan to increase their investments in mental health programs, and almost three-quarters of those employers expect that these programs will be virtual. Lucky for us, folks in Reverb’s network are experts at finding creative, innovative ways to support their team’s physical and mental well-being. So […]
How Even Imperfect Goal Setting Can Drive Clarity and Unify Your Team
Companies of all sizes go through an annual goal-setting process. If they don’t, they should. At Reverb, we’ve used various formats over the years ranging from spreadsheets to custom tools and Notion pages. I’m not going to prescribe one tool over another – the tool that works best, after all, is the one that you […]
How Does Coaching Help with Goal Setting and Accountability? Crowdsourced
It’s the beginning of a new year so goals, commitments, and resolutions are top of mind. I don’t have to tell you that too often goals are set and immediately forgotten. Other reasons people may not meet their goals is a lack of accountability or a lack of prioritization. We asked our expert coaching community […]
How Coaching Helped Me Recognize Burnout and Trust Myself
The first time I was exposed to the idea of leadership coaching I had just started my career in Human Resources. I was working at a large tech company where a group of us got to attend a coaching fundamentals training. I was intrigued, and remember thinking that one day when I had time to […]
I’m a Coach: Here Are the Unexpected Ways Coaching Has Helped Me
I’ve been actively coaching others since completing my own coaching certification in 2014. I work with first-time managers, executives, founders, CEOs, and women leaders. As a coach myself, I’ve witnessed firsthand the myriad ways that coaching benefits leaders. I’m familiar with common coaching needs such as wanting an accountability partner, increased confidence, or more time […]
Why Coaching as a Benefit Is the Best New Way to Develop Your People
Companies of all sizes and stages are embracing coaching as a way to develop their teams. Some large organizations have invested in hiring their own internal coaches, and there are even startups that retain a part-time coach who’s accessible to all employees. While there’s no one “right” coaching solution, I’m a fan of the move […]
When I Became a Manager I Wish I Knew… Crowdsourced
The role of the manager is key to how people experience work. Yet, nearly three-quarters of new managers don’t receive training. We did a little crowdsourcing to see what people wished they had learned before moving into management and the answers are golden. Personally, I moved from managing 1-2 people max to leading a team […]
When I Became a Manager I Wish I Knew…
Many first-time managers have already enjoyed informal leadership opportunities like volunteering as a new hire buddy, mentoring an intern, or leading cross-functional projects. For those who are passionate about people management, leading a team gives them the chance to learn new skills including how to work through others and rally people around a common goal. […]
For Return-to-Work Strategies Post COVID-19, Start With Women of Color Employees
Reverb Guest post by Laura Close In March of this year, McKinsey dropped a bombshell report that Covid-19 has driven millions of women out of the workforce and that 1 in 4 women had considered leaving or downshifting their careers. This loss was largely driven by the impossible task of balancing domestic and care providing […]
Take Time to Explore What Success Looks and Feels Like
Describing the “feeling” of success is difficult in a world driven by measuring outcomes. It’s no surprise we have a hard time articulating our feelings considering how we greet each other. When we ask others how they are doing, the expected answer is, “I’m fine.” People say this even when they are not fine. The […]
