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A conversation on the future of work with the CEOs of Slack and Zoom

Company leaders discuss lessons learned during Covid, new perspectives on work, and their most embarrassing virtual-meeting moments.

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How to get past “shiny object syndrome” and build what your customers really want

Borrow this innovation-sprint strategy from British software company Bright to get new products onto your roadmap.

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54 inspirational quotes that will give you an edge

Our connoisseur of quotes gives you his best collection about motivation, strategy, and leadership.

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A Trello manager’s guide to more meaningful meetings

A huge part of our job as managers is to enhance human interactions with processes.

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Keep your virtual team connected with these proven rituals

Check out how social-media company Sprout Social makes use of the Atlassian Team Playbook to keep their teams humming while working remotely.

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5 science-backed team activities that will actually improve performance

Take a page from our playbook (literally) to improve your workflows, build alignment, and tackle difficult conversations.

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The dos and don’ts of venting in the workplace

You spilled your coffee, your neighbor is way too loud, and now your project deadline has been moved up by a few weeks—not the best series of events to put you in a chipper mood.

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7 lessons about scaled agile I learned during a crisis

Back before scaled agile frameworks had matured, one high-pressure situation taught me a few lessons that are still relevant to enterprise agility today.

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5 employee engagement ideas that build authentic connections

Prioritizing the human element can help virtual teams thrive.

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The relationship between team reflection and planning

Aristotle wisely said, “For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” But if you never learn from what you have done, how are you moving forward? In order to prevent team efforts from ending up on a never-ending hamster wheel, teams must reflect on the past in order to propel forward more efficiently. 

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How to boost your team’s success with shared mental models

Try these exercises with your team and experience first-hand what a difference shared mental models can make.

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What astronauts and submariners can teach us about the necessity of team routines

Imagine moving into a cramped apartment with your coworkers, where you will live and work in an unpredictable environment for an undetermined period of time.

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The psychological ingredients of high-performing teams

In each episode of our original podcast Teamistry, we studied the qualities that helped real-life teams pull off incredible feats.

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Why you need diversity on your team and 4 ways to build it

We have a question for you: What’s the recipe for an amazing and unstoppable team?  Psychological safety? A supportive culture? Streamlined workflows? A solid team structure? Epic snacks at your meetings and brainstorming sessions? All of the above, if you ask us. But there’s one more big thing that’s missing from that list: diversity. 

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Proof our work-life balance is in danger (but there’s still hope)

We suspected the workday was bleeding farther into your personal time, but we couldn’t prove it. Until now.