Christine P. Dela Rosa Atlassian Team

Our members are an active work in progress. That means we seek to improve ourselves, and because of that energy, seek to improve our environment and the teams we work with as well. * Have you ever gotten stuck trying to improve a process, but every time you hit a roadblock? * Does your team want to improve but doesn't have…

Update: votes for the top three winners are in: @Walter Buggenhout, @Ashley Faus , and @Margareta Buruian are it. Congrats to you all :) Per this article, please nominate the best contributions to the Teamwork Lab group created during the month of November. * Answer this question including the following: a title for your…

Since emoji reactions have come into practice, I've seen emojis used for humor, for solidarity, to succinctly gather votes for a decision, and for short-handing how people feel about posts. But, just as the number of emojis has expanded, so has the meaning of emojis. --- Curious: how do y'all use emojis, specifically at…

The Teamwork Lab has been around for three months now (woot woot)! We've been sharing our own practices with each other and testing different types of ways to engage with each other. As we often say to each other, it's time to check-in and survey how we're doing. Please reply to this question via a discussion comment: What…

It's a new year and sometimes that means new learning opportunities out there. Let's share new (or new to you) classes, websites, or other resources for team-related professional development. I'll start. Atlassian has a new course out on How to Run Effective Meetings. It covers: * How to lead highly efficient, focused, and…

If you want to bring a debate-style discussion to your events or forums, this article breaks down one approach to assessing a longstanding collaboration ritual or habit. Improving the way you work requires an analysis of how you already work. Our Community’s local and digitally-connected groups already engage in this…

Introducing 4 debriefing Plays from the Atlassian Team Playbook What are Plays? Simply put, Plays are workshops designed by our team to help your team improve performance and address common challenges. The four Plays examined in this article make up the debriefing group. Run these Plays when your team needs to build shared…

Important: as of August 2023, we will no longer be offering this training in lieu of other training available in development. The articles and Q&A will remain on the Community platform, but the certification for facilitating debriefing Plays in this iteration will be discontinued. Thank you for your interest and please…

Each week during November, we will prompt the group to adopt a work behavior for that week. At the end of the challenge week, we can share our reflections in the post's comments. Examples of challenge ideas: * If you're running a meeting, send a recap page/post/message to all attendees. * Thank at least one team member per…

by Bernie Ferguson, Sr. Program Manager, R&D Ever since we launched the Atlassian Team Playbook in 2016, we’ve been peppered with questions from customers and members of our own teams. Most of them are addressed in the Team Playbook’s “about” page, but there’s one question – one I’ve been asked many times – that doesn’t…

The Retrospective Play is designed to help teams identify what worked, what didn’t, and why at critical moments. Run this foundational Play regularly—whether that means every few weeks or at the end of each project—and you will quickly become a more capable and confident facilitator. Using the Confluence template for a…

Identifying and solving common facilitation blockers during Plays Play blockers on the Atlassian Team Playbook come in many forms. A blocker can be a person, a logistical challenge, or an entrenched team dynamic. The good news is that blockers can be neutralized and managed once you learn to identify them. Preparation and…

When it comes to teamwork, there are a lot of things that can help us be included, feel seen or unseen, or be in or out of the loop. Sometimes, all it takes is one teammate communicating one thing. But when these occurrences happen on a regular basis, especially at a scalable level, it's because of something on a systemic…

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 you think is UNDERRATED, a recommendation + one sample thing you learned from it. * Share a book you think is OVERRATED, a book…

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 were writing a narrative based on our limited experiences. What to do? * If you don't know the answer, ask. If you need more data…

What is a limiting belief? It's a thought you have about yourself that prevents you from being able to do something. How might it show up at work? Examples below. * We stop ourselves from asking questions or giving feedback, because of an underlying belief that we shouldn't be saying those things. * We may see our…

A sense of belonging comes from meaningful connection with a subject--an individual, a team, or even a company for example. * As individuals in the workplace, we aren’t drones. Or, we shouldn’t be. Because the more of our full selves we can bring to the table, the more likely we can bring our unique perspectives and…

Context How do you know you're investing the right amount of time across your work portfolio? * It's a lot to manage your own schedule when so competing priorities fly at you. * It's a lot to manage projects, let alone manage a period of time and ensure that your team allocates time reflective of priorities. * It's a lot…

[Week 4 challenge: week of November 20, 2022] Share a reflection that you wouldn't normally report on as part of your job. It can be an internal-facing post or any kind of documentation as long as it is shared with at least some team members. * It can be on your team's health. * It can be an observation on the way your…

[Week 2 challenge: week of November 6] When acknowledging that a situation could have been better, replace (or add on to) an apology with gratitude For teammates. Examples: * If you're starting a meeting a minute or two later than expected, try "thanks for your patience with our technical difficulties." * If you understood…

[Week 3 challenge: week of November 13, 2022] Sometimes, the hardest actions to take, are the ones that require letting go. After running one-on-ones or status meetings for so long, sometimes they are so much a part of routine that it's hard to think of them as not being part of your work week or month or quarter. Taking a…

We all do it. Affirmation feels good to give and receive. * Have you ever clicked on an emoji to react positively to a social post? * Have you ever seen someone in an outfit you like and paid them a compliment? * Ever celebrate someone when they finish sending a big communication, a website update, a product launch, or…

Week 1 challenge: week of Oct 31 Instead of taking a meeting from your normal desk, take it elsewhere! * Try taking a walk outside while listening to a meeting or webinar.* Maybe even take a walk with the person you're meeting with. * Maybe even take a walk with someone you don't work with while listening to a meeting. *…

Ask Confluence Group Product Manager, Jason Phan, questions on async collaboration tools and practices between now and Tuesday, 12 October EST. Asynchronous collaboration relies on digital tools to keep everyone on the same page and moving in the same direction, which can include real-time work in the tool at the same…

I've got work nicknames. Do you? In many of my jobs, it's been "CPD." A term used when folks get to know me, which makes me feel like I'm on good relations with someone. When I hear it, my psychological safety goes up. When I played sports in childhood, coaches would call me "Dela Rosa." They'd especially use it when I was…

The "out of office" message can be effective in communicating how to reroute direction, but they can also be effective in spreading an idea. What are some of your favorite OOO messages? I'm hoping we can "borrow" some of each other's when we take time away from work. Here's one of my favorites from Bing Chen, who says "If…

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 that work doesn't do what the team thinks it will do. * We may fight for a decision to go one way internally but other factors…