--- title: Flock Talk | Helping teams work better together | Leadership (2) description: Leadership | Stories to inspire modern teams and leaders. 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[Take our 1-minute quiz!  ](https://pages.flock.com/sales-productivity-calculator)** - [Communication](https://blog.flock.com/tag/communication) - [Leadership](https://blog.flock.com/tag/leadership) - [Productivity](https://blog.flock.com/tag/productivity) - [Business Email](https://blog.flock.com/tag/business-email) - [Collaboration](https://blog.flock.com/tag/collaboration) [![social distancing illustration](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/038.jpg?width=700&name=038.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/5-things-business-leaders-can-do-to-keep-employees-healthy-right-now) ## [5 things business leaders can do to keep employees healthy right now](https://blog.flock.com/5-things-business-leaders-can-do-to-keep-employees-healthy-right-now) [![Kesava Mandiga](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Kesava_Photo.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) [ Kesava Mandiga ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) Kesava Mandiga [![Kesava Mandiga](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Kesava_Photo.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) Mar 30, 2020 *Social distancing, now » Illustration by [Katerina Limpitsouni](https://undraw.co/)* [![](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/blue%20sky%20and%20sun.jpeg?width=700&name=blue%20sky%20and%20sun.jpeg) ](https://blog.flock.com/ceo-guidance-on-covid-19) ## [Finding Strength Through the COVID-19 Crisis: Guidance from Flock's CEO](https://blog.flock.com/ceo-guidance-on-covid-19) [![Bhavin Turakhia](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/bhavint.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/bhavin-turakhia) [ Bhavin Turakhia ](https://blog.flock.com/author/bhavin-turakhia) Bhavin Turakhia [![Bhavin Turakhia](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/bhavint.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/bhavin-turakhia) Mar 27, 2020 *Flock is publishing an open letter CEO Bhavin Turakhia sent to entire the company in the hopes it will provide comfort and guidance during this difficult..* [![women sitting under a light question mark](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/037.jpg?width=700&name=037.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/how-to-manage-uncertainty-during-covid-19) ## [How Leaders Should Manage Uncertainty in the Age of COVID-19 [Guide for Managers]](https://blog.flock.com/how-to-manage-uncertainty-during-covid-19) [![Mimi An](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202019-08-18%20at%208.30.02%20PM.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/mimi-an) [ Mimi An ](https://blog.flock.com/author/mimi-an) Mimi An [![Mimi An](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202019-08-18%20at%208.30.02%20PM.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/mimi-an) Mar 21, 2020 Times are stressful. People don’t like uncertainty, yet we are in the midst of the most uncertain times in recent history. [![friends hugging and team building](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/025.jpg?width=700&name=025.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/founders-guide-to-team-building) ## [A founder’s guide to team building](https://blog.flock.com/founders-guide-to-team-building) [![Eddie](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/62e585948d2cd928ae29ad8484f693df) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) [ Eddie ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) Eddie [![Eddie](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/62e585948d2cd928ae29ad8484f693df) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) Mar 15, 2020 Culture is built from the bottom, but leadership starts at the top. [![](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/Young%20woman%20sitting%20on%20the%20couch%20in%20a%20living%20room%20and%20working%20with%20the%20laptop.jpeg?width=700&name=Young%20woman%20sitting%20on%20the%20couch%20in%20a%20living%20room%20and%20working%20with%20the%20laptop.jpeg) ](https://blog.flock.com/prepare-a-work-from-home-day) ## [How to Test a Work From Home Day with Your Team: A Guide for Managers](https://blog.flock.com/prepare-a-work-from-home-day) [![Mimi An](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202019-08-18%20at%208.30.02%20PM.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/mimi-an) [ Mimi An ](https://blog.flock.com/author/mimi-an) Mimi An [![Mimi An](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202019-08-18%20at%208.30.02%20PM.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/mimi-an) Mar 10, 2020 Ready or not, your team is probably going remote. [![introverts in the workplace](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/017.jpg?width=700&name=017.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/how-to-harness-the-quiet-potential-of-your-introverted-employees) ## [How to Harness the Quiet Potential of Your Introverted Employees](https://blog.flock.com/how-to-harness-the-quiet-potential-of-your-introverted-employees) [![Kesava Mandiga](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Kesava_Photo.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) [ Kesava Mandiga ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) Kesava Mandiga [![Kesava Mandiga](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Kesava_Photo.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) Mar 05, 2020 Bill Gates. Warren Buffet. Mark Zuckerberg. When you hear these names, you probably think of innovation, leadership and success, right? But what about.. [![GIF: NSync (pun on "In sync")](https://media.giphy.com/media/4XZa6bYZLHLMI/giphy.gif) ](https://blog.flock.com/8-team-communication-tools) ## [10 team communication tools that’ll keep your employees in sync](https://blog.flock.com/8-team-communication-tools) [![Sarah Ribeiro](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/sarah.jpeg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/sarah-ribeiro) [ Sarah Ribeiro ](https://blog.flock.com/author/sarah-ribeiro) Sarah Ribeiro [![Sarah Ribeiro](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/sarah.jpeg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/sarah-ribeiro) Feb 27, 2020 *Talk about a dream team.* How do you communicate with your team? And how does your team best communicate? [![Ensuring effective collaboration](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ensuring%20effective%20collaboration.jpg?width=700&name=Ensuring%20effective%20collaboration.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/3-things-ceos-must-do-for-effective-collaboration) ## [3 ways CEOs can foster effective collaboration](https://blog.flock.com/3-things-ceos-must-do-for-effective-collaboration) [![Jon Hansen](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/JonHansen.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/jon-hansen) [ Jon Hansen ](https://blog.flock.com/author/jon-hansen) Jon Hansen [![Jon Hansen](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/JonHansen.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/jon-hansen) Feb 25, 2020 Like the old saying that charity begins at home, effective collaboration within your organization begins at the top. [![Yet another meeting at work? More and more teams are now switching to more efficient virtual meetings!](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/Young%20partners%20discussing%20in%20meeting%20at%20creative%20office.jpeg?width=700&name=Young%20partners%20discussing%20in%20meeting%20at%20creative%20office.jpeg) ](https://blog.flock.com/business-collaboration-goes-social) ## [Business Collaboration Goes Social: 4 Things CEOs Must Know](https://blog.flock.com/business-collaboration-goes-social) [![Jon Hansen](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/JonHansen.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/jon-hansen) [ Jon Hansen ](https://blog.flock.com/author/jon-hansen) Jon Hansen [![Jon Hansen](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/JonHansen.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/jon-hansen) Feb 24, 2020 In a recent article titled “[The 3 things CEOs must do to ensure effective collaboration](https://blog.flock.com/3-things-ceos-must-do-for-effective-collaboration),” I talked about the importance of having the will to collaborate,.. [![team members high fiving](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/032.jpg?width=700&name=032.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/show-your-team-some-love-or-dont-manage-people-at-all) ## [Show your team some love, or don't manage people at all](https://blog.flock.com/show-your-team-some-love-or-dont-manage-people-at-all) [![Sam Mallikarjunan](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Sam.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/sam-mallikarjunan) [ Sam Mallikarjunan ](https://blog.flock.com/author/sam-mallikarjunan) Sam Mallikarjunan [![Sam Mallikarjunan](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Sam.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/sam-mallikarjunan) Feb 13, 2020 ## Successful managers build confident and cohesive teams by making a conscious effort to engage. They do it consistently, too. [![boost employee engagement](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/010.jpg?width=700&name=010.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/boost-employee-engagement) ## [8 things every leader can do to boost employee engagement](https://blog.flock.com/boost-employee-engagement) [![Kesava Mandiga](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Kesava_Photo.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) [ Kesava Mandiga ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) Kesava Mandiga [![Kesava Mandiga](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Kesava_Photo.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) Feb 08, 2020 Employee engagement should be a priority at every level of your business, but the drive to achieve real change needs to come from the top. [![happy workplace](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/016.jpg?width=700&name=016.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/13-tips-on-how-to-create-a-happy-workplace) ## [13 tips on how to create a happy workplace](https://blog.flock.com/13-tips-on-how-to-create-a-happy-workplace) [![Eddie](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/62e585948d2cd928ae29ad8484f693df) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) [ Eddie ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) Eddie [![Eddie](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/62e585948d2cd928ae29ad8484f693df) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) Feb 07, 2020 You spend nearly a quarter of any week at work. Don’t waste those hours feeling miserable. [![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1440/1*samfTxbTfH_P6lGYZFZJwg.jpeg) ](https://blog.flock.com/advice-for-first-90-days-as-a-cmo) ## [How to Not F*** Up Your First 90 Days as a CMO](https://blog.flock.com/advice-for-first-90-days-as-a-cmo) [![Sam Mallikarjunan](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Sam.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/sam-mallikarjunan) [ Sam Mallikarjunan ](https://blog.flock.com/author/sam-mallikarjunan) Sam Mallikarjunan [![Sam Mallikarjunan](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Sam.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/sam-mallikarjunan) Feb 06, 2020 You’re taking over as Chief Marketing Officer at a company with a mission that excites you and a story you think you can refine and sell to the world... [![woman flustered micromanagement](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/014.jpg?width=700&name=014.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/are-you-a-micromanager) ## [Here are 5 signs of a micromanaging boss. Are you one?](https://blog.flock.com/are-you-a-micromanager) [![Gaurang Sinha](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/fea0753d4d172005c3b322cc30de9c59) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/gaurang-sinha) [ Gaurang Sinha ](https://blog.flock.com/author/gaurang-sinha) Gaurang Sinha [![Gaurang Sinha](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/fea0753d4d172005c3b322cc30de9c59) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/gaurang-sinha) Feb 05, 2020 Ask friends about what really drives them mad at their workplace, and I bet at least a few will pick micromanaging bosses instead of low pay and short.. [![4 proven ways to encourage team productivity](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/013.jpg?width=700&name=013.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/4-proven-ways-to-encourage-team-creativity) ## [4 proven ways to encourage team creativity](https://blog.flock.com/4-proven-ways-to-encourage-team-creativity) [![Eddie](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/62e585948d2cd928ae29ad8484f693df) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) [ Eddie ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) Eddie [![Eddie](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/62e585948d2cd928ae29ad8484f693df) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) Feb 04, 2020 Recently,[60%of CEOs stated creativity was the most important leadership quality](https://marketeer.kapost.com/creativity-stats/), nearly twice the number who cited global thinking (35%). So, the.. [![Flock Independent Contractor](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Flock%20Independent%20Contractor.jpg?width=700&name=Flock%20Independent%20Contractor.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/how-to-find-hire-manage-and-pay-independent-contractors) ## [How to find, hire, manage, and pay independent contractors](https://blog.flock.com/how-to-find-hire-manage-and-pay-independent-contractors) [![Eddie](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/62e585948d2cd928ae29ad8484f693df) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) [ Eddie ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) Eddie [![Eddie](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/62e585948d2cd928ae29ad8484f693df) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/eddie) Feb 03, 2020 ## In today’s gig economy, hiring independent contractors is serious business [![life work balance](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/023.gif?width=700&name=023.gif) ](https://blog.flock.com/walk-the-talk-on-work-life-balance) ## [Why leaders should walk the talk on work-life balance](https://blog.flock.com/walk-the-talk-on-work-life-balance) [![Kesava Mandiga](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Kesava_Photo.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) [ Kesava Mandiga ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) Kesava Mandiga [![Kesava Mandiga](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Kesava_Photo.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/kesava-mandiga) Feb 01, 2020 A boss that preaches punctuality, but walks in late to a meeting. Or one who criticizes employees for checking personal email during business hours, but.. [![cutouts of people holding hands](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/031.jpg?width=700&name=031.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/a-change-to-fight-mental-health-stigma) ## [Words matter: a simple change to fight mental health stigma](https://blog.flock.com/a-change-to-fight-mental-health-stigma) [![Mimi An](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202019-08-18%20at%208.30.02%20PM.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/mimi-an) [ Mimi An ](https://blog.flock.com/author/mimi-an) Mimi An [![Mimi An](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202019-08-18%20at%208.30.02%20PM.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/mimi-an) Jan 29, 2020 I resolved to stop using words associated with mental health (“crazy,” “mental,” “insane”) in my everyday conversations in 2020. [![](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%2010%20biggest%20technology%20releases%20of%20the%20the%202010s.gif?width=700&name=Blog%2010%20biggest%20technology%20releases%20of%20the%20the%202010s.gif) ](https://blog.flock.com/top-technological-advances-of-the-2010s) ## [Top 10 technological advances of the past decade](https://blog.flock.com/top-technological-advances-of-the-2010s) [![Bhavin Turakhia](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/bhavint.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/bhavin-turakhia) [ Bhavin Turakhia ](https://blog.flock.com/author/bhavin-turakhia) Bhavin Turakhia [![Bhavin Turakhia](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/bhavint.jpg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/bhavin-turakhia) Jan 07, 2020 The 2010s saw the rise of everyday technology. Social media, cloud computing, and the emergence of [SaaS development companies](https://flatirons.com/expertise/saas/) radically changed our.. [![talking copy](https://blog.flock.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Can%20Great%20Communication%20Turn%20Workplace%20Tension%20into%20Creativity.png?width=700&name=Can%20Great%20Communication%20Turn%20Workplace%20Tension%20into%20Creativity.png) ](https://blog.flock.com/more-than-chat-smarter-than-a-messenger) ## [More than just chat, smarter than a messenger](https://blog.flock.com/more-than-chat-smarter-than-a-messenger) [![Ryan Kelly](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Ryan%20Kelly.jpeg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/ryan-kelly) [ Ryan Kelly ](https://blog.flock.com/author/ryan-kelly) Ryan Kelly [![Ryan Kelly](https://blog.flock.com/hubfs/Ryan%20Kelly.jpeg) ](https://blog.flock.com/author/ryan-kelly) Jan 01, 2020 Flock’s all-in-one productivity software aims to change the way small businesses and remote teams work together. 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