Christine P. Dela Rosa Atlassian Team

Dear @Jimmy Seddon , Your message sounds very human. We can all communicate remotely, but meeting for the first time in person is altogether a different type of communication. So when you meet in-person on August 19, it truly is like the first day (of work, or even school) as if it's a new work era (or school year).…

@G subramanyam that’s the kind of affirmation we’re looking for. Comments like yours give me life!

One more thing, @Huwen Arnone _Deiser_Devoteam_ . When I'm in deep work mode, I ride that momentum and work on things that I didn't plan on working on before. But when I'm not feeling like doing deep work, I don't force it. I posit that if we're not in the right mood, then perhaps we shouldn't force it. So then, it's a…

Thanks for the kind words, @Alex Koxaras -Relational-. I'm doing all right. But I know this is a common topic for others, so I thought I'd crowdsource a discussion on what helps so that those in need of answers can learn from this discussion. Your suggestions are great!

Dear @Huwen Arnone _Deiser_Devoteam_ , This is very relatable to me! Because I'm aware of how often this happens, I do a few things to reduce the amount of time procrastinating. See below. * Replace procrastination with productivity - It's okay to not work on a task that (I think) I should be doing right now. The fact that…

@Jamey Austin and @Kristen Roth I want in on this, too! See below.

Flattery will get you everything, @Liam Green. 

Dear Fan, Do you happen to know if Community gives out creativity points? Regardless, consider yourself earning FOUR official Christine points. What I find so relatable to your question, is the loss of shared energy shared when there are people working from the same space. While subtle physical cues, combined audible…

Of course it comes naturally to you, @Suvradip Paul ...you have that kind of energy As for having offline discussions with team members, I think that's helpful. That's more personal and might feel more genuine than the blanket generalizations made in announcements that sometimes try to do the same thing.

1. I'm with you when I say Atlassian has a stellar customer fanbase. Just look at this Community for example! Folks are there to help, not only their own teams, but other companies, too! 2. The major takeaway on improving motivation from your response, is that there needs to be a connection to impact. And that can happen…

Yes, I'm with you with maintaining an open mindset, @Suvradip Paul ! How do you set that mindset? Or if that comes naturally, how do you encourage that with others?

For sure. Bad meetings are like any bad practice and shouldn't exist. Preach!

Whoa! Having to cancel and reschedule "all hands" meetings sounds bananas to me! I do not envy the folks who had to do that at your former company. Also, I like your note about "live Q&A" or something that engages attendees to ensure that the meeting couldn't have been a recorded video to pass around. Full disclosure: I'm…

Hi @Daniel Eads , Love that you mention finding people who are not involved in whatever is difficult at work. I often think of "personal networks" as the people who aren't involved in work issues, but there may be people at work who are unaffected and may be able to make space for you as well. And as for elevating issues,…

Dear @Brant Schroeder The fact that you're posing this question tells me that you're invested in company direction and culture, regardless if that's your charge. So if many other team members are like you, I think your company has the ability to shape and evolve more easily than the next. That's great! From our proprietary…

Great question and absolutely. At Atlassian, individuals often play multiple roles (e.g. both Approver and Driver) and that's absolutely okay.The point of a DACI or RACI is to understand who's in charge of what (e.g. how much influence do they have over a decision) and the implications of different scenarios on…

Important. I like it!

Hi @Teodora V _Warsaw Dynamics_ , First of all, I'm so sorry to hear about the environment you just left. But, I am also so happy that you took the brave approach and were able to leave. Like families, our workplace teams impact us. They provide support for us, help us grow, and develop amazing things. At the same time,…

With both support from leadership and your team, I'm excited to learn more from you on how that impacts changes in your organisation, @Paloma Fondon Araujo. I'll look at your future posts in this group to see if there are any differences between your comments and others to see if your environment's support makes the…

@Matt Doar Dom is an honorary doctor. Of work health. And sometimes looks like one in promotional material hahaha.

I like that your response is all about reframing, @Kishan Sharma. In other words, the change is the same, but we can choose to take advantage of the change or ignore it and face those consequences. Awesome.

Nice, I'm sure Dr. Dom will lots fotday on this @Kishan Sharma. 

@Dave LIAO closing the door to work life "after hours" is clutch. 

That transparent and frequent communication I'm sure goes a long way. That's awesome! And you're right, anxiety is hard to get rid of, if at all. So it's a matter of mitigating it as much as possible, and to your point, acknowledging that it's present instead of pretending that we can shoo it away.

Did we say we were awarding points for poetic inquiries? Because you now have 11 poetic points for alliteration and imagery ;) --- Dear @Dave LIAO, Re: How do you grease a guerilla campaign to galvanize groovy habits? By definition, the grassroots approach requires team member participation and input. If you're catalyzing…

Whether your questions were inspired by you or not, I can certainly relate to both. Adding to the list. Thank you, @Dave LIAO !

Got it, and adding it to the list. Thanks for clarifying, @Jack Brickey !

Sounds exactly what we hope this group does as well, to inspire each other while working with teams. In your new role, @Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__, how do you influence team members? Perhaps through new processes, by facilitating conversations, or instituting certain practices when adopting new tools?

Interesting. So @Jack Brickey, does that mean you're looking for info on how to improve ways of working for HR, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Legal, etc? Or, how development groups might influence the way these other teams work?

One of the things I'm seeing, @Claire Cook, is that change management is emotionally taxing because the resistance to change is high. A lot of changemakers' jobs is managing anticipation, difficulties with the actual change, and then sustaining change. But who's job is it to support the changemakers? It's kind of like how…