4 ways to boost engagement during your meetings:. 1. Embrace silence.2. Give everyone a job.3. Get everyone talking.4. Open with intention. More on our blog!.

A note from @_clairerudolph on our last edition of North Star ✨. Read the full newsletter on the importance of Play: Or visit the NS Archive:

RT @eva_goicochea: This weeks links on #founderswknd: Biz: @navigator / In Your Face by @martinhoeller. Leisure: I Miss My Bar by @lagggom….

"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change" — @BreneBrown. In this week's North Star @_clairerudolph shares 3 ways to promote vulnerability on your team:. 1. Create space.2. Admit what you don't know.3. Invite feedback. More:

When’s the last time you and your team shared a laugh?. In difficult or uncertain times, humor can be a powerful tool to keep your team connected and inspired. For a few ways to bring a little levity to your next meeting, check out today’s North Star:

We meet a lot, but how often are we *really* listening?. At the start of your next meeting take a moment to reflect on where your attention is. If it's somewhere else—see how you might bring it into the room. More on presence and listening in North Star:

In this week's North Star, @_clairerudolph dives into the value of getting up from your desk:. A study at Stanford found that a person’s creative output increased by an average of 60% during and right after a walk. More in North Star:

Stuck on a problem? Try approaching it from the opposite angle. For ex: Want to ensure a project succeeds? Come up with reasons it could fail. This exercise forces you out of auto-pilot & opens up space for creative thinking. More in the latest North Star:

This week we’re celebrating the one year anniversary of our North Star newsletter 🎉✨ . For this issue, we go over a proven exercise for creative brainstorms:.

We're kicking off the new year by sharing ways to cultivate creativity at work ✨. First up: In your next brainstorm, unlock possibilities by loosening constraints and setting the intention of generating as many solutions as you can. More in North Star:

In our last edition with coach Kelsey Lettko, she lays out how to shape and plan for a vision of your professional future. Check out Kelsey’s framework in our latest North Star: . Credit: Eliza Diamond, Unsplash

Tip from coach Kelsey Lettko on setting yourself up for a good work day:. Imagine you’re at the end of your work day looking back:. What do you want to be able to say about it? How might you support that outcome?. Read more: Photo: Jeremy Lapak, Unsplash

In this week’s North Star, guest editor & coach Kelsey Lettko offers advice she gives to professionals that are feeling stressed and overwhelmed:. Pause and ask yourself why you do the work you do. Photo credit: Jeremy Lapak, Unsplash

✨ Exciting new release this week ✨. When you open Navigator today, you'll see that your agenda has evolved into a collaborative doc—complete with real-time editing, comments, tasks & a whole lot more. Read all about the release on our blog:

In today’s North Star, guest editor and professional coach Kelsey Lettko writes about the power of rituals that shift your attention to what you’re doing. Read more here: Image credit: Annie Spratt, Unslash

Like the end of the year, the end of a project is the perfect time for reflection. The next time you’re finishing a project, use this template to guide your team through a discussion about what went well, how you could improve, and what you learned.

This month, our Ops lead and Co-Active coach Kelsey Lettko is taking over North Star to share her top 5 coaching tools for busy professionals. The first? Self-care. Because as we know, we can’t pour from an empty cup. More in this week’s newsletter:

RT @DylanMahler: I love these career conversations in @navigator. Also, keep killing it @bonniekatewolf

In this week's North Star: Practicing gratitude at work. A small reminder that a simple "thank you" can go a long way. More tips on how to incorporate gratitude at work in the latest North Star:

"We rise by lifting others" —Robert Ingersoll. Who's someone on your team that hasn't gotten recognition recently?. Take the opportunity today to acknowledge their accomplishments — big or small. More on recognizing your team in today's North Star: