Communication

Develop your communication skills by reading through articles, guides and more resources on how to be a great communicator.
<img width="256" height="144" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1_1-@-2pm-copy.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="7 reasons why every amazing manager does one-on-ones" decoding="async" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1_1-@-2pm-copy.png 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1_1-@-2pm-copy-300x169.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1_1-@-2pm-copy-768x432.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1_1-@-2pm-copy-1024x576.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />7 reasons why amazing managers do one-on-ones<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
“The 1:1 is a sacred space.” Yes. YES! Wise words from Facebook VP Mark Rabkin: “It’s intimate. It’s dedicated to…
Aug 22, 2018
<img width="256" height="106" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/readme_Featured_wp-e1529512290958.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="49 Manager ReadMes from Slack, Netflix, Google and more (a lot more)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/readme_Featured_wp-e1529512290958.jpg 1500w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/readme_Featured_wp-e1529512290958-300x124-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/readme_Featured_wp-e1529512290958-1024x423-1.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/readme_Featured_wp-e1529512290958-768x317-1.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />49 Manager ReadMes from Slack, Netflix, Google and more (a lot more)<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Shannon Maloney
About a month ago, our CEO Brennan wrote an article on Hacker Noon: 12 Manager ReadMes from Silicon Valley’s Top Tech…
Jun 20, 2018
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<img width="256" height="96" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Employee-Feedback.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Employee Feedback" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Employee-Feedback.jpg 1600w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Employee-Feedback-300x113-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Employee-Feedback-768x288-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Employee-Feedback-1024x384-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Why you need to give your employees feedback (and how to do it)<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
The single most important thing a boss can do is focus on feedback: giving it, receiving it and encouraging it.…
Nov 30, 2017
<img width="256" height="220" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nervous-system-v2-300x259.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nervous-system-v2-300x259.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nervous-system-v2-600x518.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How Employee Feedback is Like the Corporate Information Nervous System<img alt='Warren Tanner&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/087c836c68ccd0ea1a6e30a2fd656913?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/087c836c68ccd0ea1a6e30a2fd656913?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Warren Tanner&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/087c836c68ccd0ea1a6e30a2fd656913?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/087c836c68ccd0ea1a6e30a2fd656913?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Warren Tanner
Our central nervous system plays a critical role in sending important information from the body to the brain. The brain,…
Nov 16, 2016
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/continuous-feedback.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Why continuous feedback is replacing the employee engagement survey" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/continuous-feedback.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/continuous-feedback-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/continuous-feedback-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/continuous-feedback-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Why continuous feedback is replacing the employee engagement survey<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
It’s time to rethink the employee engagement issue. The change we need to make is to redefine engagement beyond an…
Nov 9, 2016
<img width="256" height="96" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/vertical-collaboration-header.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/vertical-collaboration-header.jpg 1600w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/vertical-collaboration-header-300x113-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/vertical-collaboration-header-768x288-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/vertical-collaboration-header-1024x384-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Why Your Paradigm for Collaboration is Wrong<img alt='Warren Tanner&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/087c836c68ccd0ea1a6e30a2fd656913?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/087c836c68ccd0ea1a6e30a2fd656913?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Warren Tanner&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/087c836c68ccd0ea1a6e30a2fd656913?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/087c836c68ccd0ea1a6e30a2fd656913?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Warren Tanner
Every company wants its people to work together towards the company’s goals. In an earlier post, we suggested that it’s…
Aug 17, 2016
<img width="256" height="96" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sales-and-Marketing-Alignment-1.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Improving Sales Marketing Alignment" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sales-and-Marketing-Alignment-1.png 1600w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sales-and-Marketing-Alignment-1-300x113.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sales-and-Marketing-Alignment-1-768x288.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sales-and-Marketing-Alignment-1-1024x384.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Improving Sales and Marketing Alignment<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
Sales and marketing alignment can be significantly improved through joint discussions on priorities. And we’re not talking about alignment in…
May 25, 2016
<img width="256" height="96" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/disfluent_thinking.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/disfluent_thinking.png 1600w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/disfluent_thinking-300x113.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/disfluent_thinking-768x288.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/disfluent_thinking-1024x384.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Disfluent thinking: Bringing out creative solutions<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
Fluent thinking is easy thinking. Disfluent thinking is thinking you have to work a little harder to make sense of…
May 11, 2016
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