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Welcome, @Andrew Weisbeck! We're glad you're here! Please do let us know if we can point you to any helpful resources as you're getting up to speed on Jira! 

Welcome to the Community, @Sadiya! Totally agree; there are so many effective and efficient ways to stay in sync, async. Did you have a chance to catch our Work Life event a few months ago? If not, here's a playlist of the sessions: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD4FvsFdarRV8VqVetCQcrPkGSKNwd39 I'm thinking some of…

Welcome! We're glad you're here, @Ron Preston, and that your documents and projects brought you back to Trello and Atlassian. Let us know if we can point you to any resources that could help you get up to speed on using Trello, any of our other Atlassian products, or even best practices on teamwork and new ways of working.…

Welcome to the Community, Ashley! 👋 You've come to the right place for networking and learning. To help you get started with the fundamentals or refresh yourself on the basics, Atlassian University might be another great place for you to check…

Welcome, @Rashidat Busari! We're glad you're here! I noticed a mention of continued learning in your bio; have you had a chance to check out Atlassian University? https://www.atlassian.com/university Several free training courses are available and helpful for getting to know Atlassian products a little better, as well as…

Yet another view I hadn't considered that has me 🤯 The very thing the Severance procedure aimed to do caused their work life to haunt them in a very unique and unpleasant way. Going to keep thinking about this one! 

"... their non-work self completely misses out on the perspective and energy gained from work." I hadn't thought of it this way! 💡 There really is so much we can take from work and apply to our personal lives and vice versa. Control was another big theme I noticed, too, but I hadn't thought of the physical environment (or…

Glad to hear this helped, @Andy Gladstone ! That project plan template is so handy. Best of luck to you on the project! 

So smart, @Anne Saunders . Thank you for sharing!

Always coming in with the expert tips, @Christine P. Dela Rosa . Thank you! 

That's so great to hear, @Wouter Bruinings! Do a lot of your coworkers participate in the continuous learning opportunities? 

Hi @Srinatha Tondihal! I can't think of any articles on that topic in particular, but I do think this would make for a great discussion here in our Teamwork Lab group! Are you open to starting one? 👇 https://community.atlassian.com/t5/forums/postpage/board-id/Teamwork-Labforum-board It would be great to get advice and hear…

I saw Bing's OOO message floating around on LinkedIn last week — so good! I think something important to make clear is that while you might be back in the office on a certain date, there's no guarantee you'll reply on the exact day you get back. I typically include something like "I'll get back to you as soon as I'm able…

Absolutely! No matter how well things seem to be going, regular team health check-ins are a must.

Focus mode 🎶

Thanks for reading, @Patrícia Fortunato Montenegro . Yes we do! We're all a constant work in progress.

Great! Please do let us know if you give it a go, @Srinatha Tondihal

How fun! I love this idea. Thank you for sharing, @adrianwood !

Haha! And yes, it really is! Yet another reason I love that dedicated work space. I can physically close a door behind me and walk away when I'm finished for the day. 

Gather looks interesting! Thanks for sharing, @Anne Saunders ! I totally understand that hack and can relate. For me, though, it's more about my workspace. Having a dedicated home office is what really helps me get into work mode. (And though they're not quite pjs, I DO wear very comfy clothes most days!)

Exactly! It's nice that we're now all "in one place" :) 

Oof. Yes, great callout. Multi-tasking is definitely a downfall of fully remote meetings. I remember in the office we used to make it a point to keep laptops closed during meetings but it's not something we can do anymore!

I agree, @Taranjeet Singh ! It's been great to learn from and get new ideas from others :) I also started working remotely full time before the pandemic (in 2015). Question for you: how did it feel for you when everyone else went remote? I instantly felt so much more connected. I was no longer the only floating head on a…

Great ones, @nina_schmidt ! The team lunch break idea is really neat and something I hadn't heard of! 

Oh interesting, @Andy Gladstone ! Are these Zoom calls and Slack Huddles happening when everyone is in the same building? Our Trello team has always been remote first and had a rule that if there was even a single person not in the building, the meeting would be on Zoom. Love the positive change you mentioned. Those…

Wow. That's huge! Async communication for the win! I've noticed more and more people defaulting to async when they probably would've called a meeting if we were in an office. As you noted, it's often so much more efficient and such a time saver. Thanks for sharing, @Jimmy Seddon !

Thanks for sharing, @Matthias Gaiser _K15t_ ! The Monday morning standup idea is great. It sounds like such a nice way to kick off the week with your team. I'd love to hear more if you have them! :)

YES! I'm a huge fan of this as well, @Samie Delebo - Your Gal at Gliffy . That /zoom shortcut is so handy!

Thank you for sharing, @Rose Eliff! I agree — screen sharing and recording meetings are both SO helpful! And I'd be lost without our team channel in Slack. Those fun little non-business interactions really brighten up my work day and help me feel closer to my team.

@Colum McAndrew I totally hear you there and hadn't thought about it that way. One person thinking they're being helpful by avoiding awkward silences could turn in to them dominating conversation. Good meeting facilitation skills are especially important in this remote world.