How to successfully manage a hybrid model team
You want to pull your team together for an impromptu brainstorming session. A few years ago, you might’ve popped your head out of the office and asked everybody to grab a snack and join you in the conference room.
How to build and maintain trust when you start a new job
Starting a new job can be scary. Because so much time is spent at work, transitioning into a new role can be anxiety-inducing—it’s a big life change, almost like moving cities or beginning a new relationship!
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.
How to clean up and reinvigorate a Trello board that’s gotten out of hand
As the dust of 2020 continues to settle (nobody move!), you may find that it’s chosen to settle on your Trello boards. With cards astray and due dates glaring, it’s time to gain control over the board that once used to be your BFF (board friends forever).
Productive (and realistic) ways to optimize your space for remote work
Did you recently start working from home? Did your excitement at a ten-second commute quickly turn to dismay, as you watched dirty dishes, crying babies, and general chaos invade your workspace? Is your office really just a laptop on a table—or worse, a couch?
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.
Life can get messy: how to clean up your digital space
It’s easy to get stuck in the monotony of life—the “rinse and repeat” of your tired day-to-day routine: go to work, sign off, take care of yourself & the family, maybe treat yourself, and repeat.
Why restorative rest makes you more productive and how to achieve it
“Do more. Work faster. Hustle, hustle, hustle.” appears to be the motto of younger working generations. It seems like clocking insanely long hours, hardly eating throughout the day, and having no time to do anything besides work have become badges of honor—signifying dedication and a ‘do whatever it takes’ mentality.
5 ways to welcome new hires when your company is distributed
Rise and shine—it’s your new hire’s first day! Coffee in hand, you imagine them taking a seat at their desk and turning on their computer. They’re probably thinking “Who will I meet today? Will I make a good first impression? Is this role right for me?”
The DACI method: how to make better decisions during projects
Making decisions together is a fundamental part of every team’s journey. Not only are they important from a strategic perspective, finding consensus is critical to moving the team and your projects in the same (and right) direction. After all, it’s only fair that if a decision is going to impact others and the progression of a project, they should have an opportunity to contribute to it.
Being transparent can ensure remote success—here’s how to achieve it
One of the biggest challenges with remote work, especially for managers, is maintaining visibility into the work of your team and colleagues.
How teams at Trello use Trello
From the beginning, Trello as a tool has been used to fuel Trello as a company. As a company that has operated as a large remote workforce for years, supporting over 50 million users globally, it’s truly impossible to tell how Trello as a company could function without its own tool supporting collaboration and so much more.
How to be professionally visible and valued as a remote worker
Visibility at work—being included, recognized, and valued by networks within your organization—is extremely important for career success. It’s how you get proper credit for your work, get considered for advancement, and build influence in professional circles.
7 Trello power-ups that will make you sing and dance
Summon Trello’s superpowers to add even more flexibility and functionality to your boards.
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?