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Shut up and Listen!
Engagement, a cornerstone of communication, is critical in the workplace for fostering positive relationships and ultimately, achieving better business outcomes. Yet, if I had a dollar for every resume claiming “I’m a great communicator,” I’d be well on my way to retirement. The reality is that many people struggle with one fundamental aspect of communication - true engagement.
Why? Because we don’t know how to listen.
Sparrowly Group’s Giovanna Lever shares her tips to mastering deep and long lasting engagement.
Customer Voices Matter - A Guide to Feedback Mastery
“I’d like to give you some feedback.” Seven words that can make a person feel uncomfortable or challenged. But how do you build your feedback muscle and how to run to it rather than run away from it? A realistic guide to accepting feedback and elevating your business and customer satisfaction by taking positive action.
The Communication Dance
How we communicate as individuals and as a team has a significant impact on how we all perform. And it can be hard. Sparrowly Group’s Giovanna Lever provides insight into maintaining your communications A game.
Feel the senses - taste the berries!
Sensory Experience is the connection of physical senses including sight, touch, taste, sound and smell to an experience. In this article, Sparrowly Group’s Morgan Thorn explores how your every day activities or surroundings can be developed into a memorable sensory experience.
The 8 ingredients to successful business
My kids were her absolute motivation to take the plunge, start Sparrowly Group and become the maker of her own destiny. And, a lot has happened in 8 years. It’s not just Giovanna any more. Today, Sparrowly Group is a team of 7 individuals, all with unique, yet, complementary skills.
As we now move into our 9th year of business, Managing Director, Giovanna Lever wanted to share her 8 learnings with aspiring or current business owners.
Is the future here already?
As human-like and amazing as it is, is ChatGPT just another techno fad that will follow the same fate as the likes of Google Wave or Clubhouse? Or is it the beginning of a completely new paradigm in everyday life – a disruption akin to the launch of the iPhone? Sparrowly Group’s Ben Lever explores where the opportunities lie.
Shut up and take my money....said nobody ever.
Sparrowly Group’s, Giovanna Lever shares her views on the pitfalls of many businesses today in lazy sales and why playing the long game and care is so critical.
You are never too important
According to Giovanna Lever, it doesn’t matter if you’re the Queen of England or someone starting out in your career or new business, if you are brave enough, if someone has recommended that we would be a good fit to meet (with no strings attached), then she will always make the time.
Dear Small Business Owner...
Giovanna Lever’s personal letter to small business owners. She has helped many small to medium sized businesses become profitable, retain happy customers/clients and scale successfully.
Breaking up is not hard to do…
Professional breakups don’t necessarily mean a disaster. Giovanna Lever explains when it is well managed and with both parties best interests as the focus, can, in most cases lead to a more positive outcome long term.
Creating a culture of trust
Giovanna Lever shares why is it so important to create a culture of trust?
Walk and Talk - the new meeting space
Should walking and talking be the new "coffee"? Hear what a leadership expert, Giovanna Lever has to say about the importance of incorporating exercise into your meetings.
Circle of Influence
In many professional landscapes people only care about who you are and what you do. Hear what Giovanna Lever has to say about networking without a business card.
Tax Planning
Tax planning is sometimes seen as the less important part of our professional development. Learn more about why Giovanna Lever believes in the importance of implementing tax planning.
Does our opinion matter?
People are the most important assets to a company, but is it possible that our opinions can sometimes be insignificant in the corporate world? Giovanna Lever explores this notion.
The art of networking
Networking can often be people's worst nightmares. But why? Giovanna Lever shares how to implement skills to improve your networking abilities at the next work event.