Teamwork
3 types of peer feedback to avoid (and 1 to aim for)
Quick poll: Who here loves giving peer feedback? Who loves getting it? (Yeah, not a lot) If you’re like most folks, you don’t love the feedback process, but you also know it’s an essential part of being on a team. At its core, peer feedback is good for us: it helps us grow and be […]
How to hack your habits: author James Clear shares his life-changing strategy
Admit it: You’ve got a few pesky habits you’d like to kick. Oh, and we know you’ve got big plans for how you’re going to change your ways. But how long have you been saying this without actually springing into action?
Off-topic: boost your happy hour street cred with these obscure beers
Life is to short to keep drinking the same-old, same-old. Expand your horizons and impress your teammates with the nine best brews you’ve never heard of.
The remote communication cheat sheet for respecting @all team members
Turning on chat is how I go to the office, even though it is a very short commute.
Some candid thoughts on getting $#!* done
Motivation is a tricky thing. It’s hard to stay motivated, and it’s hard to find time to work on ourselves. What do we do when “just do it” doesn’t work?
Remote office tours: a look into 10 home setups of remote workers
When your company works from an office, there are certain things that you take for granted. Your company provides you with a desk, a chair, computer, keyboard—maybe even a plant! This equipment is all a part of the general “work from office” setup. So what happens when most companies end up needing to go fully remote or adapt to a hybrid work model? You’ve suddenly got a lot of decisions to make about your own personal office.
How a few offhand remarks can cause your biggest problems at work
“As usual, you didn’t turn off the light when you left the conference room.”
4 badass women who moved workplace culture forward
Throughout history, women have struggled to break the glass ceiling. From politics to medicine, women have made strides against societal pressures and pervasive prejudice. Many of those women are little known and rarely applauded for their successes. Today, we’re highlighting four women who set the stage for us all to live and work in a […]
Why ageism could be keeping you from your best teamwork
The irony of ageism: insulting our future selves.
Video tutorial: the Eisenhower matrix productivity method
The Eisenhower Matrix is a task prioritization technique that could be the answer to your overloaded to-do list and notification nightmares.
Is a deep work deficiency stifling your productivity? An interview with Cal Newport
Here’s a challenge that’s harder than you might admit: Sit down with a project and focus on it, uninterrupted, for the next 90 minutes. No email, no chat, and no jumping between tasks.
The 6 elements of process that yield endless productivity for teams
When you’re trying to grow a company efficiently, effectively, and economically, there’s no better way than by building a process-driven culture.
10 ways to get started with the Team Playbook
Ever since we launched the Atlassian Team Playbook in 2016, we’ve been peppered with questions from customers and members of our own teams. Most of them are addressed in the Team Playbook’s “about” page, but there’s one question – one I’ve been asked many times – that doesn’t have a one-size-fits-all answer: “What’s the best […]