The science of happiness and effective teams
In our first recap from this year's Atlassian Summit, researcher and author Shawn Achor shares his belief in the power of human social connection.
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You’re wrong, and that’s alright
Author and entrepreneur Shane Snow shares why you should argue against yourself in order to develop better ideas.
My daughters are coding, thanks to Minecraft and slime
Holding kids' attention may be the hardest part of teaching coding skills. For one mom, the solution was to help her girls hack their favorite game.
5 things to do when your team is under pressure
We all deal with stressful situations at work. These are the times teamwork comes to the fore. Will you band...
Is your team making bad decisions? The culprit is likely your conversations
“Oh no, here we go again,” thought Laura as she sat in her weekly engineering meeting. Two of her engineers,...
18 non-corny teamwork quotes you’ll actually like
Our favorite list of teamwork quotes to inspire you and your team to do great work together.
How do emotions affect productivity? [New research]
This article was written with Prashant Kukde of DeepAffects. There’s a long-held expectation that people should keep their emotions out...
Don’t know how to get feedback at work? Here are some practical ways to start
At Atlassian Summit this year, we heard from author Kim Scott, who’s spent years studying the best way to give...
The 2 simple things you need to give better feedback
Quick poll: Who here loves giving feedback? Who loves getting it? (Yeah, not a lot) If you’re like most folks,...
Why everyone in IT should think like a product manager
“The first thing we think about is: What do our users want? What do they need to get the job...
Why developing grit is the best thing you can do for your career and your team
There’s a new trait rising in the ranks of what makes a person successful and no, it’s not IQ –...
How Kiva is ending poverty through personal connection
In rural Zimbabwe, Lindiwe walks a worn, dirt path to her store. It’s a path she has walked all her...
What self-driving cars can teach us about software testing
This is a guest post written by Hamesh Chawla, VP of Engineering, at Zephyr. Hamesh is responsible for the worldwide...
DevOps Maturity Model report: trends and best practices in 2017
DevOps has been a cultural force in the world of software and operations for 10 years. Like many grassroots movements,...
4 powerful words that changed my career forever
To the casual observer, the meeting seemed ordinary enough. A group of people assembled in a conference room, discussing something....