Within your reach newsletter: April 17, 2024

Greetings Heroes of HR, People Operations Virtuosos, Culture Curators, Employee Engagement Enthusiasts, and Recruiting Maestros — i.e. Champions of ALL THE THINGS.

💣 5 reasons why

Not having a growth mindset is basically business sabotage

Ever wonder why some companies soar to new heights while others barely make it off the ground?

Hint: It’s not just about having a swankier coffee machine. ☕️

True business growth comes from nurturing a growth mindset, and not fully embracing this concept is tantamount to extending an open invitation to corporate self-sabotage.

Here are 5 crucial advantages a growth mindset bestows:

• 🦆 Innovation + adaptability: Without it, you're just a sitting duck in a rapidly flowing stream. Adapt or become irrelevant.
• 🦶 Employee Engagement + retention: Happy, challenged employees stick around. Unhappy ones? Well, they have feet.
• 🗣 Effective feedback + communication: Crucial for avoiding an echo chamber where everyone just nods along.
• 👥 Support for diversity + inclusion: A one-size-fits-all approach only fits one size. Literally.
• 🍪 Resilience: Alternatively, you could just crumble at the first sign of adversity. Your call.

Curious about why a growth mindset is essential, not just nice? 

Dive deeper →

While we’re here…

7 ways to transform your managers into innovators

Because status quo is so last season 🍂

Managers: Are they the unsung heroes or the notorious bottlenecks of innovation?

Let’s ensure it’s the former.

Transform them from “meh” to “wow” with these strategies:

💥 Lead by example: Actions speak louder than words. Revolutionary, right?

🎨 Create a safe space for creativity: Mistakes are just happy little accidents waiting to teach us something.

🌈 Foster diversity + inclusion: Echo chambers are great for sound, not for ideas.

💡 Encourage cross-functional collaboration: Because sometimes, the finance team does have good ideas. Sometimes.

📚 Invest in continuous learning: Complacency is innovation’s greatest adversary.

✨ Empower employees: Witness the magic unfold as potential is unleashed.

🕰 Encourage time for innovation: Remember, great ideas don’t schedule appointments.

🍦 Get the full scoop here →

👧 👦 🧒 April 25th: Bring Your Offspring to Work Day

It’s that time again — when your offices and Zoom rooms may be delightfully invaded by the mini-mes of your employees. Beyond the cuteness overload and potential for chaos, this day offers genuine benefits for your business, your team and their pint-sized future CEOs. Here’s why and how to embrace the chaos inclusively→

And, of course, let’s not overlook our furry, scaly or feathered kids on National Pet Parents Day, April 28th. Pets in the workplace? Could be utterly paw-some or a sheer cat-astrophe. You decide.

Helpful resources for the brave + stretched-thin:

1:1  Meeting Agenda Templates

2024 Holiday Calendar

April Holiday Listings

May Holiday Listings

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