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Mark Cruth

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Focused on practice over theory, Mark is a pragmatic modern work designer and coach. With over a decade of experience experimenting with teamwork practices at places like Boeing, Nordstrom, Charles Schwab, and Rocket Mortgage, Mark’s mission is to inject modern ways of working, a transformation mindset, and the power of expert storytelling into everything he does.

Today Mark works as the Principle Modern Work Coach for Atlassian, a company focused on unleashing the potential of every team! Mark spends his days coaching both Atlassian and customer teams on new ways of working, then sharing what he’s learned at events around the world!

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  • Looking at shadow IT through a new lens

    Looking at shadow IT through a new lens

    Why your best move is to minimize the risks and maximize the benefits.

  • Looking at shadow IT through a new lens

    Looking at shadow IT through a new lens

    Why your best move is to minimize the risks and maximize the benefits.

  • How tiny moments of creativity can make a big impact on your work

    How tiny moments of creativity can make a big impact on your work

    There are plenty of people in the world who seem to have an innate, creative talent. It’s like magic the moment their paintbrush hits the…

  • App Week Scottsdale Recap: Cloud App Migration & Trust

    App Week Scottsdale Recap: Cloud App Migration & Trust

    During the week of January 13, 32 Atlassians and 76 third-party ecosystem developers descended upon the Wekopa Resort and Conference Center (30 minutes from Phoenix,…

  • Kanban 101: how any team can be more agile

    Kanban 101: how any team can be more agile

    How often do your team meetings start with this question:

  • 10 killer keystrokes that’ll help you work faster

    10 killer keystrokes that’ll help you work faster

    (And make you feel superior to your co-workers.)

  • What is your professional love language?

    What is your professional love language?

    You’re a star ⭐️ I appreciate you Here’s a token of my affection

  • How to visually plan your email calendar with Trello

    How to visually plan your email calendar with Trello

    Brands all over the world use their email channel to connect directly with their customers. Getting a single email out the virtual door is a…

  • Modernize the admin experience with JIT provisioning for Data Center

    Modernize the admin experience with JIT provisioning for Data Center

    Ensure your users have access to the right tools from the moment they first log in.

  • Asking for a raise? Here’s what a hostage negotiator would do

    Asking for a raise? Here’s what a hostage negotiator would do

    Retired FBI agent Chris Voss shares how crisis management techniques can help you negotiate a better salary.

  • 6 tactical ways to use Trello board and card templates

    6 tactical ways to use Trello board and card templates

    As a person who spends a majority of my workday creating and managing processes (and working with people who sometimes follow those processes and others…

  • 3 research-backed principles that help you scale your engineering org

    3 research-backed principles that help you scale your engineering org

    Lead growth, facilitate change, and design teams with a little help from the laws of social science and project management.

  • Minimize overhead with new permissions features in Confluence Data Center

    Minimize overhead with new permissions features in Confluence Data Center

    Auditing, troubleshooting, and bulk editing capabilities help admins manage access at enterprise scale.

  • How to build a company culture that sets you apart

    How to build a company culture that sets you apart

    Company culture gets talked about a lot, but who actually gets it right?

  • The scandinavian secrets to work (and life) satisfaction

    The scandinavian secrets to work (and life) satisfaction

    Something’s up in Scandinavia. And no, I’m not talking about its high cost of living or many, many hours of sunlight in summer; I’m referring…