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Jan 24, 2023
Unlock the Power of Focus Time

Ever get the feeling that your calendar is running your life? That your meetings are preventing you from getting important…
Jocelyn Brown
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/your-company-isnt-immune-to-layoffs.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/your-company-isnt-immune-to-layoffs.png 1280w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/your-company-isnt-immune-to-layoffs-300x230.png 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/your-company-isnt-immune-to-layoffs-1024x785.png 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/your-company-isnt-immune-to-layoffs-768x589.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />29,000 tech layoffs in 3 months: Steps every manager needs to take<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'/>Brennan
Tesla, Superhuman, Loom, Bolt, Clickup, Netflix, Canva. What do all of these companies have in common?  They’ve all done a…
Jun 8, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5-management-challenges.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="motivating your sales team" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5-management-challenges.jpg 1044w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5-management-challenges-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5-management-challenges-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5-management-challenges-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Money isn’t everything: How to motivate a sales team<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Nicole Kahansky
According to The State of High Performing Sales Teams, 64% of salespeople agree that “competitive salary and benefits” is a…
May 27, 2022
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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Team-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Team meeting topics feature image" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Team-meetings.jpg 2088w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Team-meetings-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Team-meetings-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Team-meetings-768x589.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Team-meetings-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Team-meetings-2048x1569.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />24 Team meeting topics for better engagement<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Nicole Kahansky
Are you ever stuck on a Zoom call and think, Do I really need to be here? If so, you’re…
May 19, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Inclusive-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="inclusive meetings feature image" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Inclusive-meetings.jpg 2088w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Inclusive-meetings-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Inclusive-meetings-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Inclusive-meetings-768x589.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Inclusive-meetings-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Inclusive-meetings-2048x1569.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to make your meetings more inclusive<img width="32" height="32" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Anita-C-headshot-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Anita Chauhan&#039;s avatar" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Anita-C-headshot-150x150.png 150w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Anita-C-headshot.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Anita Chauhan
Mastering the art of inclusion at a company is no easy feat. Most companies tend to have many inclusive efforts…
May 17, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Communication-styles-v2.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="communication style" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Communication-styles-v2.jpg 2088w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Communication-styles-v2-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Communication-styles-v2-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Communication-styles-v2-768x589.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Communication-styles-v2-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Communication-styles-v2-2048x1569.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />4 Workplace communication styles (and how to approach them)<img width="32" height="32" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/grace-Lau-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Guest Contributor&#039;s avatar" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/grace-Lau-150x150.png 150w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/grace-Lau.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Guest Contributor
Communication is one of those things that seems simple on the surface. If we speak the same language, surely we…
May 8, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/increase-productivity.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Stop being busy. Start being productive" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/increase-productivity.jpg 1044w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/increase-productivity-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/increase-productivity-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/increase-productivity-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />5 Ways to increase productivity on your team<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Nicole Kahansky
We’ve all been there. You’re at your desk all day, trying to do 1001 things. But, at the end of…
Apr 21, 2022
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Turnover.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="55% of Americans could be looking for a new job in the next 12 months" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Turnover.jpg 2088w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Turnover-300x230.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Turnover-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Turnover-768x589.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Turnover-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Turnover-2048x1569.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to lower turnover: 12 things every employee needs<img width="32" height="32" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Eric-Williams-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Guest Contributor&#039;s avatar" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Eric-Williams-150x150.png 150w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Eric-Williams.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Guest Contributor
If you’re sick of hearing about the Great Resignation, we hear you. But as we enter a new year, people…
Apr 13, 2022
<img width="256" height="192" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/agenda-templates/sales-team-meeting.jpeg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="sales team meeting agenda template" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/agenda-templates/sales-team-meeting.jpeg 2560w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/agenda-templates/sales-team-meeting-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/agenda-templates/sales-team-meeting-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/agenda-templates/sales-team-meeting-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/agenda-templates/sales-team-meeting-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/agenda-templates/sales-team-meeting-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/agenda-templates/sales-team-meeting-120x90.jpeg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />8 items to add to your sales meeting agenda<img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Nicole Kahansky&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d9790f84e2f6ac67c3e4007af2003b?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Nicole Kahansky
How many times do you think reps have sat in a sales meeting thinking it should have been an email?…
Apr 5, 2022
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