actionable

Collection of SoapBox's blog posts about actionable
<img width="256" height="118" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="PIP meeting agenda" decoding="async" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2-300x138-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2-768x354-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PIP-meeting-agenda2-1024x472-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The manager’s PIP meeting agenda template<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Sharon Moorhouse
No manager wants to schedule a performance improvement plan meeting with one of their team members. Creating a performance improvement…
Apr 29, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/antenna-503044-unsplash.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="mental health at work" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/antenna-503044-unsplash.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/antenna-503044-unsplash-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/antenna-503044-unsplash-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/antenna-503044-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How we started talking about mental health at work<img alt='Jay Gadi&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6cc17475c7cc2aa8ce347b472b2a4561?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6cc17475c7cc2aa8ce347b472b2a4561?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Jay Gadi
On a Monday last September, I came back to work after a two-week vacation and had a crippling panic attack.…
Mar 25, 2019
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<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="employees hate meetings" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings-300x201-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings-768x513-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings-1024x684-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />What to do when your employees hate your meetings<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?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='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?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='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
Did you start collecting meeting feedback and get some less-than-glowing reviews? We’ve all been there. There’s nothing worse than seeing…
Mar 5, 2019
<img width="256" height="152" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Difficult-conversation.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="The ultimate guide to having difficult conversations with employees" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Difficult-conversation.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Difficult-conversation-300x178.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Difficult-conversation-768x456-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Difficult-conversation-1024x608-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The ultimate guide to having difficult conversations with employees<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?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='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?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='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
We’ve been there. Marcus hasn’t been hitting his deadlines for the past three weeks. Sheryl has been making negative comments…
Jan 8, 2019
<img width="256" height="166" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/accountability.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="improve accountability in your team" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/accountability.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/accountability-300x195-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/accountability-768x499-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/accountability-1024x666-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />8 ways to improve accountability in your team<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?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='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
Managing a team is hard. Building a high performance team? That’s even harder. But one key skill that high performance…
Nov 20, 2018
<img width="256" height="168" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="challenges faced by managers" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886.jpg 1900w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-300x197-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-1024x671-1.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-768x503-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-1536x1006-1.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />7 real challenges faced by managers (and how to overcome them)<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?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='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?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='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
We’ve all been there. A sticky situation comes up with your team on a Monday, and you’re still Googling random…
Jun 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' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?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='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
<img width="256" height="96" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ownership_v2.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="5 ways to help employees take ownership of their work" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ownership_v2.png 1600w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ownership_v2-300x113.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ownership_v2-768x288.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ownership_v2-1024x384.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />5 ways to help your employees take ownership of their work<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 term ownership comes from a concept called psychological ownership, which means we can feel like we “own” something even…
Jun 13, 2018
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