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Dr. Molly Sands

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Dr. Molly Sands is the head of the Teamwork Lab, which designs evidence-based practices for high-performing teams. She’s passionate about using technology to make it easier for people to do meaningful work together. Prior to Atlassian, Molly held leadership positions at Humu and Chadwick Martin Bailey. Her research has been published in top academic journals and featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and a TED talk with over six million views.

New research: Boost team connection (without scheduling another meeting)

Managers are stretched thin these days, especially those leading in a distributed environment for the first time. As a result, team members can struggle to connect with and get direction from their manager. For example, a 2023 Gallup survey shows that US employees feel left out of the loop by their managers, and only a third say […]

Office attendance doesn’t drive team connection. So what does?

Most teams no longer sit shoulder-to-shoulder, even if individual members go into their closest office every day. When teams are not co-located, you need to be much more intentional about bringing them together. At Atlassian, we aim to have teams meet in-person at one of our offices a few times per year, and we prioritize […]

New research: How to make time for the work that matters

Designing your workday around your top priorities helps you get more done faster – and leaves you less exhausted.

3 challenges executives face and how to solve them

Our research shows that low productivity, tracking progress against goals, and collaboration are top concerns for executives. And that how teams work together is more important than where they work.

How to make intergenerational collaboration work

Atlassian’s Head of Team Anywhere Lab, Dr. Molly Sands, on generational collaboration research in France and Germany.