Science-backed productivity playlists to help you dive into deep work
Does Mozart really make you smart? Can turning up the beat turn up your productivity? The truth, as it turns out, is complicated.
10 expert tips for starting a new job
How to make a good first impression and get up to speed quickly – even if you feel like you’re faking it ’til you make it.
6 ways to set and maintain boundaries at work
Setting limits is liberating, but can also be difficult. Learn how with the help of the Atlassian Team Playbook.
How to run a team health check (and why you should schedule one today)
There’s a reason we schedule routine dental cleanings, regularly change the oil in our cars, and call our friends to see how they’re doing: When we care about something, we check in.
Six Thinking Hats: use parallel thinking to tackle tough decisions
Stuck in a stalemate? Try this time-honored technique on for size.
How to write a project status report that works for your team
When you’re juggling multiple projects with several stakeholders, it’s easy for things to feel out of control. You try to rein it in with strict deadlines, frequent meetings, and maybe even a bit of micromanaging. But what if the fix were as simple as a one-page document?
4 reasons for project fails—and how to prevent each one
We’re living in the golden age of failure, where tech culture embraces a “fail fast” mentality and celebrates lessons learned from missteps. But when it comes to that upcoming project you’re leading, given a choice, you’d much rather succeed.
Your team craves meaningful work: here are 6 ways to make it happen
For 23 years, Fred Vautour worked the graveyard shift as a janitor at Boston College. Ask him why he initially accepted a role there, and he’ll tell you he simply wanted a job with benefits. But ask him why he stayed more than two decades later, and the answer is very different: He did it for his kids.
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.
The future of work is asynchronous—and these companies are leading the way
Imagine you’re a typical worker in 1914, the tail end of the Industrial Revolution that standardized the 9-to-5 we know today. You work at a car factory on an assembly line (which Henry Ford introduced just a year prior). As the car moves along the conveyor belt, your one and only job is to attach the wheels and await the next car.
Why your team should invest time in workflow documentation
If someone on your team took an extended leave of absence, would you be able to replicate their processes and achieve the same results while they’re gone?
A manager’s guide for creating a hybrid work schedule
I don’t know if anyone’s told you this lately—but you’re kind of a trailblazer. Through 17 months (and counting) of this global health crisis, you have led your team through uncharted territory, slicing through the vines of virtual meeting mayhem and wading through the muck of managing a workforce you can’t even see in person.
We asked people what makes a good leader, here’s what they said
Good leadership. Countless books, seminars, TED Talks, and articles have attempted to explain what it is and how to emulate it. But what does it really mean for us on a day-to-day basis?
Productivity styles and why they matter for you and your team
You could call me a productivity junkie. I’ve read countless books on the topic, hired a business coach to revamp my systems—I even write about productivity for a living. But like every junkie, many of the things I’ve tried have left me feeling burned out.
The one thing every successful person has in common: consistency
It’s a sweltering summer day in North Carolina in 2003, and a scrawny teenager is practicing shooting a basketball with his dad. The boy is pretty good at the sport, but no college coach takes him seriously as a basketball prospect. He’s too small, too weak, and shoots too unconventionally.