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Why the Fyre Festival needed a program manager

For most of us, it’s a cautionary tale of epic proportions. For a program manager, the story of its downfall is a psychological thriller.

Loom Raises $11MM Series A Led by Kleiner Perkins

Today’s news: I’m thrilled to announce we’ve raised a $11 million Series A led by Kleiner Perkins’ partner, Ilya Fushman. We’re looking forward to working with Ilya & the KP team as Loom scales from one million global knowledge workers and beyond. Ilya is known for making early bets on SaaS companies like Intercom and Slack, […]

Article in Teamwork

5 ways to process feedback at work without triggering a stress response

It’s never easy taking criticism. You spent so much time and poured in so much effort—only to have your hard work ripped apart.

Article in Teamwork

How constant, always-on collaboration is actually holding you back

Two brains are better than one. Many hands make light work. The more the merrier.

Article in Teamwork

What is situational leadership?

Plus, why other leadership models fall short.

Article in Developers

Happy customers, quality code: the new trends in software development

We surveyed 500 pros to find out what the future of the industry looks like.

Article in Teamwork

4 reasons why your remote team would benefit from extra workplace empathy

Would you consider yourself an empathetic leader at work? Are you always willing to lend an ear to your co-worker’s latest band practice drama, or would you prefer to keep conversations at the corporate level?

Article in How We Build

Behind the scenes of our security incident management process

On the security team, we don’t manage any Atlassian products like other Atlassian teams do. Our main product is trust, and that’s a job that’s never finished. To me, security is more of a mindset; one of constant diligence, continuous improvement, and seeking out ways to innovate. Sometimes security teams can act like more of […]

Article in Developers

How to (literally) build a strong corporate culture

Everyone wants to work at a place with a great culture. But corporate culture is a bit of a fuzzy concept and it takes a dedicated effort from someone. In thinking through how culture is created, we sat down with Adrian Mason to pick his brain about how he got the inspiration to lead a unique Atlassian office tradition.

Tips for performance monitoring in Jira and Confluence Data Center

A record high of 162,414 cars per day cross the Golden Gate bridge, in wind, rain, and countless other environmental factors (don’t say earthquakes!) that compound stress on it. An Atlassian instance is a lot like a bridge. Users access each instance hundreds and thousands of times a day, amid conditions that include the size […]

Article in Developers

How to deal with a bad boss (and still deliver great work)

Get your career and morale on the road to recovery with these simple techniques.

How to scale IT and get ahead of the growth curve

Scaling effectively means anticipating demand, not reacting to it. By planning your IT landscape for the future you can manage growing pains before they happen.

Introducing Jira Software 8.0: the next chapter of Jira for enterprise teams

Jira Software Server & Data Center 8.0 lets teams communicate updates and priorities more clearly while supporting the performance needs of growing teams.

Article in Company News

Atlassian urges changes to Australia’s Assistance and Access Act

Atlassian, in partnership with advocacy group StartupAUS and other Australian technology companies, has formally submitted a set of recommended improvements to the Telecommunication and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018, a law that was hastily approved by the Australian government in December 2018. While we cannot reverse the bill, our intention is to […]

Skip the party poopers and bloopers: how to make your next office event worth celebrating

Planning a party with your coworkers is (usually) different from that bachelorette bash you’re about to host. There will be less late nights, but there will most definitely be streamers and balloons. Either way, your crew is celebrating!