Using Transparency and Open Communication to Lead your Team Through Tough Times with Christian Navarro

Moodally Matters

Moodally Matters: The importance of transparency, open communication, and humanity in employee well-being with Christian Navarro

Episode description:

The very best managers know that transparency and open communication can be incredibly effective leadership motivational techniques. That’s something Christian Navarro, Head of Brand Marketing and Growth at Creatively, has practiced throughout his impressive career in marketing management. In this episode of Moodally Matters, Erika chats with Navarro about his career highs and lows, including learning to keep morale high virtually. They also dive into why taking a break, be it a five-minute walk or a five-day vacation, is so valuable to productivity and mental well-being.

About the Guest:

Christian Navarro is the Head of Brand Marketing and Growth at Creatively, a job platform that matches creatives with brands for seamless partnerships. With over two decades of experience in the marketing field, Navarro has worked with brands from Levi’s to Spotify to develop and grow their brands’ presence across the globe. With an educational background in psychology, Navarro strives to bring open communication and transparency to his workplace and believes in investing in employee well-being. When he’s not creating marketing magic, Navarro enjoys trying new food and reveling in all things music and culture.

Show notes:

In this episode of Moodally Matters, Erika talks with Creatively Head of Brand Marketing and Growth Christian Navarro. Highlights include:

Christian’s journey through the marketing world to his current position at the startup Creatively.

The challenges of managing a team remotely after you’ve experienced working in high-energy environments.

Why being in tune with your mood and knowing to take a break or change tactics can benefit productivity.

How challenges and wins in our personal life can feed into our success in our careers.

Using transparency in business to manage mood and expectations

How being a manager during the uncertainty of the COVID pandemic led Christian to realize the value of transparent communication.

Why Christian finds balance and boundaries to be integral to his wellness in the workplace.

Why you should look for a company that values employee wellness and mood when you are interviewing.

Wellness interventions to provide to employees that are not meditation and yoga.

Christian’s advice for young people entering the workforce on being their best at work.

Links:

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Creatively: https://creatively.life