Teamwork
What is a personal user manual? How can it help teams collaborate?
According to Gallup, just seven percent of employees strongly agree that communication at work is accurate, timely, and open. And the continuing transition to remote and hybrid work has only made this more apparent. Personal user manuals offer a unique solution to foster transparency and improve team communication and collaboration across the board.
4 reasons you can’t focus at work (and how to destroy each one)
Forces beyond your control are chipping away at your ability to concentrate. But you can fight back.
How to write an effective project proposal
Project proposals are a great way to kick off an initiative. They show a clear path of execution and make stakeholders aware of costs and benefits. They can convince a team or manager to make a change. Or they can show a client what services and solutions you can provide. You can write a project proposal for just about anything: to build a new tool, for a process to improve team workflows, or to create a new website. Here’s how to write a project proposal that’s professional, informative, and persuasive.
How to communicate like a leader
Show up as a leader on your team, regardless of what the org chart says.
10 tips to be more confident at work
If you’re ready to power-up (no pun intended) your confidence at work, you’re about to drastically improve your performance. HR Dive reports that nearly all workers (98%) say they perform better when they feel confident at work. HR leaders say the trait can generate resilient, productive, and loyal employees. But what exactly is confidence?
The burnout-busting benefits of taking a vacation
Feeling overwhelmed and uninspired? Maximize the benefits of a rejuvenating vacation with a little help from psychology.
The real reasons you procrastinate at work
According to a growing body of psychology research, procrastination isn’t a weakness – it’s a symptom.
Season wrap-up with Atlassian co-founder and co-CEO Scott Farquhar
To wrap up season two of Work Check, we’re bringing in a special guest judge: Atlassian’s co-founder and co-CEO Scott Farquhar. Debaters Maren Hotvedt, Kelvin Yap, and Eli Mishkin join host Christine Dela Rosa to hear Scott’s takes and reflect on the season’s debates.
OKR vs KPI: What’s the difference?
A guide to the two most popular goal-setting frameworks.
Should you send that message in a DM or a group channel?
Every team needs a chat tool – but it’s not easy to know who should be looped into different conversations, or how open team communication should be. We all know the feeling of being inundated with messages in shared channels, and we’ve also been that person left out of a decision that happened in direct messages. So today, we’re debating the merits and pitfalls of open channel communication.
The 4 types of company culture, explained
Your corporate culture says a lot about how work gets done. See how yours fits into these four distinct categories.
5 ways to boost your motivation skills
Try these science-backed tips to hone your focus and amp up your team.
Should your manager be responsible for your emotional wellbeing?
The role of the manager has evolved dramatically since the days of barking orders and closed doors. But with modern managers being tasked with managing productivity, morale, and development… are we asking too much? Today’s debate digs into how responsible managers should be for the emotional wellbeing of their team members.
4 reasons for project fails—and how to prevent each one
We’re living in the golden age of failure, where tech culture embraces a “fail fast” mentality and celebrates lessons learned from missteps. But when it comes to that upcoming project you’re leading, given a choice, you’d much rather succeed.
Should you add your coworkers on social media?
Do you add your work friends on Facebook? Tweet at your teammates? Instagram DM other individual contributors? Turns out, most of us do … but should we? In today’s debate, we hear the promise and perils of connecting with colleagues on social media.