team culture
Growing the next generation of coders and computational thinkers
This guest post was written by Vivek Ravisankar, CEO & Cofounder of HackerRank, a platform that helps programmers hone their skills and connect with companies. HackerRank is the leading player in the programming talent assessment space, and the company is growing. Programming is a fundamental tool to help you discover solutions to problems by following […]
Designing inclusive illustrations (or, a brief history of the meeple)
2017 was a huge year for the Atlassian brand and design. We developed a new design language that touches every part of our business. It was an effort not only to change the way we embody our personality but also change the standard we hold ourselves to. Over the past few years, our use of illustration has become more […]
5 benefits of using an intranet in the workplace
As someone who grew up in this digitized age, there are two things that are important to my productivity: I’m able to share and access information as easily and pain-free as possible I’m able to connect with my teammates on more than just work Thankfully for me, intranets are still alive and thriving. Your intranet is the […]
13 books that disrupt stereotypes and build emotional intelligence
There are so many experiences that can be understood through literature. When we access those stories, we push back on ignorance and build the emotional intelligence that is so important for personal and professional success.
Building a best place to work
This week Atlassian was named the #1 Best Workplace in the Netherlands by the Great Place to Work Institute. We were honored and humbled by this news and it really got us thinking: how can we explain our approach to building a consistent (and sometimes award-winning) atmosphere? It’s not easy to do, especially with offices […]
3 ways humans still have the upper hand in the age of AI
If you’ve been following technology news, then you know that robots and AI are here to stay. They route you home, book your hotel, and even vacuum your carpet while you are away. The smart machines, apps, and algorithms that manage our lives are only getting more pervasive, more intelligent, and more powerful. The age of […]
The imagination gap: teams, dreams, and the future of women in leadership
Ask any successful person and they’ll tell you about a role model. Somebody they aspired to be like. Somebody who showed them the way. Yet for many girls and young women, these role models are thin on the ground. This means they might never know what they’re capable of achieving. This is especially true if […]
Be kind during downtime: spread #HugOps love today (and every day)
Have you ever seen a tweet like this and wondered what it was? It’s #HugOps! We’re sending you some giant #HugOps today (and every day), and hope that after reading this you feel inspired to pass on some #HugOps, too. Hold up…What is HugOps? Put simply, HugOps is a way to celebrate the human, empathetic side […]
3 myths that explain why innovation fails
Businesses are terrible at innovating. Sure, recruiters promise innovative jobs, companies claim to sell innovative merchandise, and shareholders rave about innovation. But most of these promises are hollow. (And deep down, we all know it.) That spells trouble for anyone competing in a well-established market space. You can’t be a little bit different or a little […]
Team building, in prison
This month, 50 Atlassians participated in a rather unique team-building day. We went to prison. As part of taking the Pledge 1% pledge, Atlassian gives 1% of employee time to social causes. That translates into roughly 5 days each year that Atlassians use for all manner of social good – volunteering at a food bank, […]
How emotionally intelligent leaders build a culture of trust (and why!)
Trust makes doing your job as a leader easier in just about every way imaginable. You don’t have to read up on all the theories around this. You can feel it in your gut. Personally, I know I’ve performed far better under a manager I trusted compared to one that didn’t have my best interests […]
What workplace trends will we see 2018? Here are our predictions
As Atlassian’s Work Futurist, I think a lot about what’s coming next. But, I’m not the only one at Atlassian who has grand visions for the future. In fact, our predictions started long ago, when our co-Founder Scott Farquhar was only 12 years old. As a youngster, Scott made some technology forecasts that have nearly […]
5 habits to drop immediately for a successful 2018
It’s no secret that our world moves quickly. Start-ups launch at a rate of about 1240 per day in the U.S. alone. New technologies pop up faster than toadstools after rain and change the way we think about pretty much everything. Geographies previously thought of as “remote” are now connected and ready to buy. In such a volatile business […]
How do emotions affect productivity? [New research]
This article was written with Prashant Kukde of DeepAffects. There’s a long-held expectation that people should keep their emotions out of the workplace. I’m sure you’ve heard it at some point: keep a firm boundary between your personal and professional life. The problem is, this is not actually possible or even helpful to productivity. Human […]
5 ways working remotely changed the way I think about teamwork
People talk a lot about remote work these days, but with most things, you never truly know until you’ve experienced it. I’ve learned quite a bit about remote teamwork along the way and I thought I’d share some lessons I learned as developer and architect.