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Son of a pitch! 10 ways you can totally nail your next business pitch
It’s never terribly pleasant, the ‘pitch’. All eyes are on you, the up-and-coming entrepreneur, and it feels like the room is looking for any excuse to stop listening. Oh god, is that a rejection on the horizon?
The best soft skills assessments to uncover your edge
Ever wonder what makes great teams click? It’s not just talent or tech—it’s soft skills. This guide breaks down how to assess them (yourself or your team) and use that insight to fuel performance, engagement, and growth.
SMART goals: A step-by-step guide (with examples)
How successful would you say you are? Do you regularly achieve what you set out to do?
Sleep and mental health: the key to boosting your wellbeing
What do sleep and mental health have to do with each other? As it turns out, a lot.
Optimize Slack team communications: Our unique approach
Slack revolutionizes team communication, but mastering its potential is key. Our unique approach goes beyond basic adoption, showing you how to optimize Slack's features, establish effective guidelines, and cultivate a thriving team culture. Discover how to transform your workspace into a collaboration powerhouse.
Skills gap explained: What it is and how to close it
Are your team's skills keeping pace with industry demands? To stay competitive and foster growth, it's important to understand skill gaps and invest in employee development through strategic workforce planning. This guide equips you with the essential tools and strategies to get started.
Examples of a situational leadership style and how to develop it
A situational leadership style actually encompasses four other leadership styles under one umbrella, with those being:
Silicon Sydney: Largest startup hub in the southern hemisphere to open late 2017
The NSW Government in Australia has injected $35 million AUD into an all-new project to support the growing startup landscape in Sydney. Anticipated to create up to 6,500 new jobs across many burgeoning ventures, startup culture and the entrepreneurial spirit is set to thrive.
Signs of a toxic work culture (and what to do about it)
Do you feel on edge at work, do you battle negativity around your job, or are you emotionally drained at the end of a working week? These may be signs you’re dealing with a toxic work culture.
Signature Strengths vs. Marlee's evidence-based test
Curious about your character strengths? Discover how the popular VIA Signature Strengths test compares to Marlee's evidence-based motivational analysis. Uncover your unique potential and learn which assessment unlocks your path to personal and professional success.
Should you move back to employee life?
We live in the age of the entrepreneur, where people like Mark Zuckerberg and Richard Branson are idolized, studied and endlessly copied. Many dream of becoming an entrepreneur, and it’s easy to see why: it allows you to chase your dreams, to build something from the ground up, and maybe – just maybe – change the world and make a lot of money doing it.
6 simple tips to overcome 'shiny object syndrome'
What is shiny object syndrome?
Set up to fail: How to do know if your boss does this to you
You’ve stepped into a new role as a manager of a team. You have little to no familiarity with your team members, so you’ve reviewed previous performance reviews to get a sense of what you can expect from each of your new direct reports.
Servant leadership: a powerful, people-first leader style
Imagine a workplace where employees' development, needs, and concerns always come first.
How to create a sense of urgency—without the stress!
Maybe one of these situations (or something similar) has happened to you: The grocery store clerk takes her sweet time to scan each item as she chats with a customer, unaware of the growing line of shoppers at her register. You get stuck behind a car going 5 miles below the speed limit as you’re running late to work. The dentist tells you that, even though your tooth is aching, he can’t fit you into the schedule for another two weeks.
How to conduct a self-performance review (with examples)
Knowing your weaknesses is always the first step to overcoming them. The best way to understand where you can improve is to conduct an honest self-performance review. Personal development in the workplace has been common for senior-level employees and leadership teams for decades. However, it is now becoming a more common investment for employees at all levels1. Career-focused individuals are becoming more like athletes, sculpting their mindsets, and skills and working on improving their weaknesses. If this sounds like you, you might consider conducting a self-performance review. Here’s our guide on how to conduct one, and how Marlee can help.