Innovation
How to better manage your email with the inbox zero method
We’ve all played the lead in this story: You open your laptop and mentally prepare for the number of unread emails to have you rushing back to the coffee maker. Inbox (187)… the feelings of dread and overwhelm are too strong—even for your 3-shot espresso.
The surprising cognitive benefits of small talk at work
The weather, Mondays, Game of Thrones, that local sports team… These are all generally considered as safe small talk topics at work.
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 life, growing up in her small town. She knows every twist and turn, the feel of the soft dirt under her feet. The path eventually takes her to the center of her village, a small […]
This is why your to-do list is going nowhere
Have you browsed the latest productivity tools in the app store lately? There is certainly no shortage of to-do list and task manager apps available, each one promising you a simpler way of organizing all the things you want to accomplish.
Building a winning team with agile performance management
This is a guest post written by Anand Inamdar, Product Owner at Amoeboids Technologies. The team at Amoeboids has developed & supports Jira add-ons UpRaise for Employee Success and Automated Release Notes. In today’s world of rapid innovation and powerful technology advances, it’s easier than ever to start up a company. But, building a winning team […]
Why Slacking off can speed up your productivity
Being busy is very often a waste of time. Slacking off can actually get better results. Just ask nature.
8 SaaS tools that help your company scale as a team
As a fast-growing team of over 100 distributed employees supporting 18 million users worldwide, we’ve been thinking a lot about how to scale successfully as a company. And we focus a lot on great collaboration, teamwork, creativity, and a collective energy to achieve something that’s bigger than ourselves.
The beginner’s guide to scrum and agile project management
What can help you build a car, save your marriage, code software, write a book, or even renovate a house?
The minimalist’s guide to productivity
I’ve been on a journey to adopt a minimalist lifestyle for years. I’ve taken on a minimalist wardrobe, thrown out all the junk in my house, even downsized to a smaller flat with less storage and way more floor space.