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Open work stories: found in translation
Struggling with her identity, entrepreneur Natalie Egan defaulted to an aggressive leadership style that doomed her first company. Now, embracing her true self, she’s leading a new team putting empathy first.
The simple, powerful way to boost your IT team’s performance
From SLAs to psychological safety, this easy framework is tailor-made for IT service pros.
Attention all teams: time-wasting meetings are finally over
Meetings are time. Time is money. Actually, time is more important than money. It’s your valuable energy that you spend once, and can’t get back.
Why the Fyre Festival needed a program manager
For most of us, it’s a cautionary tale of epic proportions. For a program manager, the story of its downfall is a psychological thriller.
What my hair can teach you about UX design
How a designer used a comprehensive product design process to tackle her kinky-curly hair and increase empathy for cultural diversity.
3 ways to approach goal setting as a team (and actually enjoy the process)
When a triathlon starts with the swim leg of the race, all the athletes rush into the water at once, stirring up sand and sediment until the ocean is a messy, brown version of its former clear self. Wading into the waters of goal setting as a team often feels the same way—rushed and murky.
The ultimate guide to effective team building activities
Team building is about much more than trust falls and holiday dinners. It’s about getting shit done with people you can count on. Here’s how to do it.
Protect your work life balance – take a real sick day
Not using sick days costs yourself and the people around you. Here’s why you should use your sick leave to rest from home – not work from home.
How to rescue your New Year resolutions by working smarter
Change is hard and willpower fades fast. But don’t give up yet! Use these strategies and techniques from the Team Playbook to stay the course.
Research shows productive teams do these 3 things
Everyone wants to be more productive, especially at work. Here are the three pillars of team productivity you need to get the job done, and enjoy it, too.
This is what the future of the enterprise looks like
Don’t you wish your company ran like a finely-tuned Formula 1 car? We don’t have a crystal ball, but we’ve got a good view on how enterprises can do that.
Career development planning for the intellectually curious
How to make sure you create a career development plan that sets you up for success, including the Start, Stop, Continue method and T-shaped professionals.
Working with extroverts (written by an actual extrovert)
Here’s my dirty little work secret: I like meetings. Especially ones that show up on my calendar last minute. Ones with no agenda or structure. The meetings that start with 11 minutes of chatter and go well past their time slot. Conversations that dip and weave through different topics, finding their way home after looping […]
Why work friends are good for you, and the science to support it
Should you keep your work and your personal life separate?
How to counteract 3 types of bias and run inclusive meetings
Unconscious biases against introverts, remote workers, and women mean they struggle to be heard in meetings. Use these tactics to be more inclusive.