teamwork
Over-orchestrated: what happens when your team is too in-sync
Research shows that teams that are too connected can develop a serious blindspot – here’s how to avoid it
Experiencing job dissatisfaction: how to decide if it’s time to quit
There are few things more nerve-wracking than deciding to leave a job. Change is scary, especially when it involves your livelihood!
Daniel Pink on how regret can help you find your purpose
Why looking back can help you move forward on your professional path – and your more personal journeys, too.
Managing up: the do’s and don’ts and why it’s important for success
“Help me, help you!” Jerry Maguire famously shouted. In the film, Jerry was a sports manager who was up at dawn every day in what he called a “pride-swallowing siege” for his client who had no idea just how hard his manager worked for him.
7 productivity methods: which one’s just right for you?
There are early birds, night owls, Monday haters, yes people, procrastinators, micromanagers, slackers, over achievers, team players, do-ers, busy bees, and everything in between. The question is: what kind of a worker are you? Going one step further, which productivity methods are just right for you and how (and when) you work best?
What are stretch goals? How do you reach them?
It’s time for a pop quiz. If you could only achieve one of these goals, which one would give you a greater sense of accomplishment?
5 diagrams that show how context switching saps your productivity
Here’s how to reduce the cognitive load of constant change.
Lateral career moves: can moving sideways help you move up?
In the world of work, where we are inundated with advice on winning promotions and negotiating raises, vertical movement seems like the only goal worth striving toward.
Conway’s Law: the little-known principle that influences your work more than you think
An organization’s output is directly related to how it communicates internally. The Australia Centre for the Moving Image harnessed this fact for an epic redesign.
How our tiny hackathon turned into a quarterly creativity fest
It started as 14 developers arguing over bug fixes, but it morphed into a bona fide global innovation contest.
How disrupting your daily routine can actually make you more productive
Study most productivity books and they’ll tell you it’s the last thing you should do: disrupting your daily routine.
18 virtual team building activities and games
This isn’t academic theory or some stuff we just made up. This is how real remote teams have fun and stay connected.
Why performance goals are so important (and how to set your own)
Ah—performance review season. Around the world, at this very minute, employees are working on their self-reviews and performance goals, all while preparing for that anxiety-inducing meeting with The Boss.
Small talk at work has big benefits
How sharing our hobbies, hopes, and dreams helps virtual and hybrid teams bond.
How to incorporate peer recognition into your processes and gain a more satisfied team
Imagine that you invested a ton of time, effort, and energy into a project at work. You poured your all into that assignment and you’re sure that everybody has seen how hard you’ve been working.