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Within your reach newsletter: April 17, 2024

Find out why nurturing a growth mindset is non-negotiable for business success and discover strategies to transform your managers into the innovators they're meant to be.

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Insights from Ellen Raim, Founder of People MatterWe focus more on solving than preventing People problems.

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

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