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Culture - more than dinners and ping pong
So many think that culture is about free lunches, ping pong and setting up social committees. But, it’s more than that. It’s the care and consideration we put around the needs of each team member to thrive and it goes beyond the surface level perks of dinners and team offsites. Sparrowly Group's Managing Director Giovanna Lever shares her take on culture and the practices that she follows daily to drive a collaborative and positive culture.
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.
Rejecting perfectionism, embracing growth
Perfectionism is unfortunately more common than we realise and resides in many of us. Sparrowly Group’s Giovanna Lever explores how it affects her as a leader and strategies she has implemented to overcome perfectionism and embrace growth.
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.
Why advocating for your team is so important
Giovanna Lever provides her insights as to why advocating for your team is integral in leadership for the business and the most importantly, the team.
From small things, big things grow
Sparrowly Group has been in business for four years, Giovanna Lever reflects on the biggest learnings of running a small business and shares her four fundamental business insights.
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.
Leadership and Development
It is often that big companies forget to nurture their team resulting in staff resigning. What does it take to have good leadership in a workplace? Giovanna Lever explains.