Teamwork Lab: Improving our ways of working
Created Jun 23, 2021, Last active Nov 20, 2025
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This may be an unpopular opinion, but I'm not a fan of the way we/hiring managers look through resumes. I think we should focus on the journeys to outcomes (good or not-so good) vs the outcomes thems...
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...ore than an arm’s length away from - well - more or less anything. Our kids are true to their generation, and so they know their way around the internet. On top of that, my son is very much into g...
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The concept: "Team Consciousness" Teamwork is way more than the transactional conversations between teammates. Yes, we each have expertise and roles that require information exchanges. But...
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Greetings! We are in the process of setting up an Atlassian Center of Excellence and wanted to see if any other teams have experience with this? If so, got LOTS of questions!!! ...
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Curious... are there any ways of working, habits, or rituals that you’ve transferred from working in an office — and changed a bit — to your remote work lifestyle? Here are a few examples...
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We haven't had an AMA in this group in a while, but there's one happening in the Atlassian Community I wanted to shout out. Topic If you've ever wanted to know how other companies run their pr...
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Building strong work relationships is a challenge (and it's probably even more of a challenge for those of us who are remote!). But it’s a challenge we need to take on — those relationships are much ...
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In many recent surveys, like this one from Gallup, manager burnout is higher than for those they manage. It may be that work-life balance and emotional well-being appear to worse for managers than in...
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I enjoy my job as Senior Technology Consultant for Collaboration and Communication at Jodocus GmbH. I am a playful computer scientist whose work focuses on the interface between users, development, a...
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No matter how old you are - there's always something new to learn. I've been working with the Atlassian products a LONG time (2006) 99% of the time on the server/data center platform, and now 1% clo...
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Read recommend: "Successful Women Speak Differently, 9 Habits That Build Confidence, Courage, & Influence" by Valorie Burton Key Points: 1) Keep the end in mind when you begin. 2) Take...
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Happy half-year anniversary, Teamwork Lab! Er, belated anniversary milestone, since we crossed that mark a couple of weeks ago. In honor of that: did you know that at 6 months old, human babie...
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Context Many have recurring one-on-ones with their managers or project leads. Many have one-on-ones with people they work with regularly as they need regular time with people they need to work with...
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Teamwork has never been more important than it is right now. And good, effective teamwork? That comes from teams made up of people with diverse skill sets and backgrounds who approach and view the wo...
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In the last year, I've been consuming audiobooks and learning so much! Let's help each other find our next book reads (or which books to avoid). Pick one of these prompts or both! Share a book ...
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In our modern lives/jobs, we often tend to (we're requested to?) aim for reaching a maximum in every situation. Though we're eventually wide of the mark in term of reaching any optimum. There's a sa...
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I understand that... Things don't always go according to plan and customers react differently to what we put out to the public. We can develop work to the best of our abilities, but sometimes t...
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In extension of the Three Cs of Communication by @Rose Eliff , which focus on the "sender" role.. The "Receiver" role in a communication process is at least as important as the "Sender" r...
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Tip: Whether in an email, voicemail or on conference call, when communicating with others remember: Be Clear Be Concise Be Correct Relevance: After reading an email or being in a conferenc...
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Advice: Always give yourself and your team enough time to think and organize your work-life schedule in a balanced and efficient way. Relevance for today: With the re...
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Advice: Use every day or at least every other day 15 minutes for an informal exchange within your team, just like you would chat at your office coffee machine. Relevance for ...
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Advice Data points don't tell a full story, and as humans, we often fill in the gaps based on what we think is most likely true. However, this mad libs exercise is often taken as fact when we w...
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As a SME and developer customizing JIRA on a daily basis a good understanding of the processes of team I am creating the project for is so very exponentially important. It is amazing how teams just d...
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Advice Einstein said once: “I Would Spend 55 Minutes Defining the Problem and then Five Minutes Solving It”. When your team try to see results, taking time to define the real problem or main ...
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It's the teams responsibility to make sure everyone else in the team is okay, encourage the whole team to check-in on each other occasionally, let's bring back those water-cooler moments.
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Description
Greetings, Changemakers, Welcome to the Teamwork Lab! From individual teams to entire companies, people have shared beliefs, rituals, and operating principles. It is these human engagements that make up the magic behind memorable, successful teams. This group gets that. We are leaders of the humanity in teamwork. We seek to improve our teams, our companies, and ourselves, coaching each other and sharing lessons learned.
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