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<img width="256" height="166" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Monthly one-on-one meeting agenda" decoding="async" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda-300x194-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda-768x497-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda-1024x663-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The only monthly one-on-one meeting agenda template you’ll ever need<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
While some managers like their one-on-ones to happen weekly, others prefer a longer one-on-one on a monthly basis. Switching to…
Mar 18, 2019
<img width="256" height="104" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png 5834w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-300x122.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-768x313.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-1024x418.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />New in SoapBox: Meeting Rating!<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Brennan
Wouldn’t it be great to know how effective your meetings really are? Don’t you wish you knew whether the conversations…
Feb 28, 2019
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<img width="256" height="183" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/meeting-feedback.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Why you should get meeting feedback" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/meeting-feedback.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/meeting-feedback-300x215-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/meeting-feedback-768x550-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/meeting-feedback-1024x733-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Why you should get meeting feedback (every single time!)<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
There’s a cost to bad meetings. Let’s say your startup has 250 employees. Fortune suggests that the average person spends…
Jan 25, 2019
<img width="256" height="177" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Convo-mistakes.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="mistakes managers make when having difficult conversations" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Convo-mistakes.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Convo-mistakes-300x207-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Convo-mistakes-768x530-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Convo-mistakes-1024x707-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />4 mistakes managers make when having difficult conversations<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
This article is based on research from our Ultimate guide to having difficult conversations with employees. It’s never easy to…
Jan 21, 2019
<img width="256" height="161" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/all-hands.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="all hands meeting" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/all-hands.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/all-hands-300x189-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/all-hands-768x484-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/all-hands-1024x646-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />7 tips for running an amazing all hands meeting<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
Do you meet as an entire company on a regular basis? If you don’t, you should. They’re called all hands…
Dec 6, 2018
<img width="256" height="181" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/adult-beard-beverage-590516-e1523626335197.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Two managers having a meeting outside" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/adult-beard-beverage-590516-e1523626335197.jpg 1300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/adult-beard-beverage-590516-e1523626335197-300x212.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/adult-beard-beverage-590516-e1523626335197-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/adult-beard-beverage-590516-e1523626335197-768x544.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to Manage Up<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
What is managing up? Managing up in the simplest terms is the idea of managing your manager. Often times people…
Apr 18, 2018
<img width="256" height="132" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="effective one-on-one meetings" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-meetings.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-meetings-300x154-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-meetings-768x395-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-meetings-1024x527-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />SoapBox Discussions Helps Leaders Collect Employee Ideas and Feedback<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
Announcing SoapBox Discussions Building off SoapBox’s free one-on-one and team meeting agenda feature (Teams), Discussions allows managers to launch specific,…
Feb 8, 2018
<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' 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
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