5 Tips to Navigate Through A Personal Technology Crisis at Work
My generation gets a bad reputation for a lot of things! We get called out for not being politically engaged, wanting more “me time” and less work time, laziness, and bouncing from job to job more frequently than a small child changes their favorite color. But we do have some positive qualities as well. We […]
[Video] Working On Your Team Vs. In Your Team – The Swift Kickin’ It Show
“Unfortunately, I don’t like to have fun!” Except we do, and it’s evident in this energetic episode of SKTV. You’ll have to watch the episode to understand why Melissa said this at all. This episode of the Swift Kickin’ It Show is for leaders who feel it’s time to step back from the day-to-day work […]
Asking TO Help Instead of Only Asking FOR Help (and Why It Matters)
Recently, a friend told me a story about the unexpected joy she received one day while she was out running errands. She wanted to stay anonymous, so we will call her Charity. One afternoon at work, Charity left the office to take care of some shopping for work. It was a lovely day, and she […]
3 Ways My MFA Makes Me a Better Team Member
Lights, camera, action! As an actor, these are words that I am very familiar with. “Capsule”, “CRM”, and “cold calls,” however, are words that scared me a few months ago. I recently graduated from Columbia University with my MFA in acting. Right before graduation, I secured an agent and manager, as well as a full […]
3 Steps For Leaders To Recover Gracefully From Mistakes
I live and die by my work calendar, so I was annoyed that one of my team members had missed her one-on-one meeting with me. It is so easy to keep track of appointments, meetings and deadlines using a sharepoint calendar, so there is no excuse to miss something like this. Not only did this […]
Being a Cool Boss Starts With Hiring
My husband has a running joke with literally everyone we know that “Sabina doesn’t actually do any work.” To most people on the outside looking in, Swift Kick spends business hours being ridiculously silly and having fun. I often get asked, “Hey, I see all the fun Instagram posts, but…what do you actually do??” LOTS […]
[Video] Running Effective Brainstorms – The Swift Kickin’ It Show
Brainstorming often gets a bad rap. One study that gets quoted over and over says that group brainstorming is ineffective and pointless. Is it really? How can you have a really good brainstorm with your team? These are the questions… This episode of the Swift Kickin’ It Show has the answers. We sit down with […]
Two Ways to Make Sure Your Employees Aren’t Wasting Time at Work
Our team was wasting two hours of time after each training. That means with the 90 trainings we did in 2017, our team wasted a total of 180 hours. That’s almost a month of wasting time! What happened? After every training, we had a process of sharing all the training photos on our Facebook page […]
[Video] Leaving Gracefully – The Swift Kickin’ It Show
How many sassy tweets about commuting in NYC can you handle? Hopefully a lot if you’re about to click play. And if you’re also curious about leaving gracefully from a position or job…then definitely click play. This episode of the Swift Kickin’ It Show is for those want to leave a position in the best […]
Why Millennials On Your Team Quit Their Jobs and How to Stop It
During a professional development training around employee engagement, a woman came up to me during a break. In a very quiet voice, said that she wanted to share with the group why she loves her job, but felt embarrassed to do so in front of everyone because she thought it was silly. So I asked […]