Teamwork
10 expert tips for starting a new job
How to make a good first impression and get up to speed quickly – even if you feel like you’re faking it ’til you make it.
10 types of performance review templates for teams
Performance reviews can help you track employee growth, set goals, and communicate clearly between HR, managers, and team members. A performance review template standardizes and streamlines this process, ensuring consistency and thoroughness across all evaluations. While performance reviews can be tedious, the right template can make them more efficient and meaningful for everyone involved. Keep […]
Stop talking about work – do work together instead
Escape the meeting trap and roll up your sleeves to actually get sh!t done.
This is how effective teams navigate the decision-making process
Zero Magic 8 Balls required.
The subtle science of storytelling at work
You might not be sitting around a campfire, but you can still use stories to connect and inspire in the office.
How to be a successful project owner (without micromanaging)
A deep-dive on the unique role of the project owner, plus the guiding principles and go-to techniques that will take you to the next level.
Trouble making time for work that matters? Try the $10 Game
This simple game shifts your team’s focus from busy work to breakthrough work.
How to politely correct someone when they’re wrong
Four ways to make yourself heard without burning bridges.
How to avoid groupthink on your team
Team cohesiveness is a good thing – until it sabotages creativity. Here’s how to ensure a desire for consensus doesn’t come at the price of critical thinking.
New research: Write more clearly and become a super communicator
How many times have you read an email or project brief and thought, “Wait, what did that say?” or worse, stopped reading partway through and moved on to the next task? Ineffective written communication is all too common across teams and organizations, and its impact is substantial. More than a third of the workforce loses […]
10 teamwork examples to inspire your best work together
Think teamwork *just happens* when you put people into a group? There’s a little more to it than that.
How to cultivate a blameless culture
Best practices for embracing transparency and prioritizing what’s right – without being a jerk about it.
How to overcome the “grid effect” in virtual meetings
In the anonymous grid of a video meeting, it’s easy for people to tune out – and miss out. Here’s how meeting leaders can fight it.
Bookmark this blog: 148 icebreaker questions you’ll keep coming back to
Skip the age-old prompts about desert islands and engage your team with icebreaker questions that are actually interesting.
New Research: Try this ritual to spark joy at work
Finally, a research-backed approach to being silly with your teammates.