leadership
Bend before you break: the secret of great leaders everywhere
Servant leadership. Coaching. Transformational. Democratic. Bureaucratic. Becoming a manager is as much about discovering your style of leadership as it is learning to oversee people’s workloads and guiding a team towards a shared goal.
Steal this micro-feedback strategy from one of the world’s top cycling teams
Focusing on 1% improvements can help your team scale mountains.
This viral video is a master class in performance management
Four strategies that will take your performance management plan to new heights.
4 easy ways for managers to boost their team’s morale
You want to inspire the best in your team. And the best way to do that? Keep their morale high.
Characteristics of solution-oriented leaders and how to foster this mindset on your team
It doesn’t matter how effective a leader you might be—at some point, you (and your team!) are going to run into some common problems.
Our definitive, road-tested virtual onboarding checklist
Lessons learned from remote-onboarding 1200+ Atlassians.
Leading with less: 5 ways to cut costs without losing resources
If your team is feeling the “pandemic pinch,” time and attention are your most valuable assets.
How to lead with emotional intelligence when times are tough
Introducing our no-B.S. guide to leading your team through turbulent times.
How to be a leader no matter what your role is
There are certain roles that automatically lend themselves to leadership. For example, if you’re a manager responsible for supervising a team of 10, you can bet that there are going to be opportunities within your role to showcase your leadership skills (duh!). But you don’t have to be in a managerial role to step up and show your leadership potential.
Manage your team better with the simple ‘rule of five’
When a manager requests an update on a project and or to provide a progress report, your knee-jerk reaction might be to rattle off a huge list of very important, very exciting things that you’ve got in the works.
The new rules of building business relationships virtually
To navigate the realities of building rapport in a virtual-first world, remember “the three Rs.”
The car that saved Ford
The story of the venerable carmaker’s risky pivot to remake the very thing the company invented.
How to structure and motivate your team to be more collaborative
As you sip your morning coffee and reflect on the days that have passed and the ones still to come, ask yourself this: how motivated and engaged is your team? How are you supporting them to work collaboratively and productively?
5,000 knowledge workers told me why they left their jobs
Their answers will show you how to keep your top performers happy over the long haul.