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About Work Life is an Atlassian publication committed to helping all workers excel in their careers and with their teams. We cover workplace trends and share best practices across leadership, teamwork, productivity, and company culture. CONTRIBUTORS Experts in their fields and leaders in their own rights, our contributors from both within and outside Atlassian are […]
4 important insights about the future of flexible work
It’s been about three years since the pandemic changed the future of work as we know it. And today, enterprises continue to embrace workplace flexibility. The most recent Atlassian State of Teams report found that in 2022: While the number of remote and in-office teams dropped from 2021, hybrid teams surged. So, it’s safe to […]
The remote employee experience: A guide to a thriving workforce
Water-cooler chats, casual Fridays, and whiteboard brainstorming sessions. Do these sound like relics of a bygone era? How we experience work has radically changed. For many, the days of in-person meetings and cubicle chit-chat are a distant memory—but employee experience is no less important for remote teams. So, how do employers create positive experiences for […]
How async practices can lead to better decision making
It all starts with a ping in chat. The boss drops a video meeting link into the team channel for a “quick convo” about annual planning, which is neither quick nor just a convo. You scramble to pull together some data and slides, because you realize your colleague who was doing some opportunity research is out today. “Nevermind,” the boss says, “let’s just get aligned with whoever is available.”
5 tips to boost employee engagement with professional development tools
Keep your team engaged with learning and training apps
5 ways Jira Service Management could change your enterprise
See how Jira Service Management has accelerated global teams of all levels with actual customer case studies and additional analysis from Forrester Consulting.
“Impossible alone, possible together”: Van Jones on the universal truths of teamwork
“If you want to do something monumental, you’re gonna have to work with people who look very different than you. Think differently. Pray differently. Love differently. Or you have no shot.”
Should your team set aside time for virtual hangs?
Ever been to a cringey Zoom social hour at work, playing online trivia or doing awkward icebreakers with your colleagues? Sometimes virtual socializing at work is great. And sometimes… it feels like a waste of time. But in workplaces where IRL hangs aren’t possible, should we really skip socializing altogether?
ACTION REQUIRED: Update your Bitbucket Cloud SSH Host Keys
Hello Bitbucket Cloud users, We recently learned that encrypted copies of Bitbucket’s SSH host keys were included in a data breach of a third-party credential management vendor. The SSH protocol uses host keys to establish the identity of a trusted server for every SSH connection, like when a git pull establishes a SSH connection to […]
Recap | May 2023 Tech Partner Marketing Hour
Atlassian Partner Marketing recently launched a new webinar series to enable partners with effective marketing strategies and best practices to drive app adoption and business growth. The series kicked off on May 10, 2023, with the introduction of a framework that partners can use to create effective and thoughtful assets that reflect the buyer’s journey. […]
New IP addresses for Bitbucket Cloud
Note: In July 2024 we published a follow-up to this post. It includes updates to the list of IP addresses, as well as to the rollout timing. We will be gradually migrating traffic to use new IP addresses for bitbucket.org from August 2023. The migration is expected to be completed by the end of October. […]
The upskilling imperative: now’s the time to future-proof your workforce
Help your employees stay relevant by investing in their growth and, in turn, the growth of your organization.
Better together, impossible alone: Trello recap at team ’23
It’s hard to believe that Team ‘23 was only three weeks ago. If you felt like it was a distant fever dream, you’re not a lone. Here’s a refresher on all things Trello that happened at Team’23.
Hear us out! Active listening is worth the effort
You may only need your ears to hear, but you need your whole brain to listen.
