Teodora V _Warsaw Dynamics_ Community Champion

Recently, in a team meeting, we discussed Confluence approvals far and wide, mentioning complex use cases, company policies, and long approval chains. It all brought me back to a fairly simple topic, but one that almost always experiences some form of a bottleneck: writing a piece of content is finished, but the work still…

Hello Community Friends! Today is very special for me; it's my brother's birthday! 🎂🤘 I love him not only because he is my big bro but because he is an extraordinary, weird, super smart, funny, and annoying human being. We had so many fun stories growing up, and most of them were considered silly or weird by the audience.…

Two years ago, we shared that Warsaw Dynamics had become an Atlassian Platinum Marketplace Partner. Today, we’re announcing that we’ve achieved Gold, which, admittedly, sounds a little like we’re climbing the same ladder twice. Except we aren’t. Strangely enough, this Gold status may mean even more to us than the Platinum…

Hello, World. 2026 marks my 10th year of living and breathing the Atlassian Ecosystem. I felt like a little kid who is so excited to grow in this environment, and equally scared of how different the world is. Coming from the photography and graphic design field, to the completely unknown tech industry was weird. And I…

Some team questions sound fairly simple when born in someone’s head. Who can join the company meet-up? Which option works best? Do you have any feedback before we move forward? But in practise, we’ve seen miracles: some answers end up in a Slack thread, others in the main chat, some as comments on a Confluence page, and…

We usually think approval delays happen because the process is complicated, but very often, the process is not the real problem. The approval is configured correctly → The right person is assigned → The workflow is clear -> The team knows what needs to happen next And still, the work waits. Not because anyone is ignoring…

To be honest, one of the first things I usually did when I was creating a new Confluence Space was... switching the Blogs OFF. 😳 For a person whose job is 70% writing, this doesn't make much sense, right? But I had a special view on the built-in blogging function, and it was primarily on the opposing side: * you can't…

For more than twenty years, Confluence has helped teams create structured documentation, yet one deceptively simple thing has stayed hard to solve properly: numbered headings. It's not a new ask. "Numbered Headings" has been one of the longest-standing Confluence feature requests (this one, to be fully exact), especially…

Are you keeping your data behind locked doors, or are you trying to collaborate with partners, vendors, and customers without creating a second universe of tools? A lot of teams solve external collaboration by spreading work across “whatever works”: Google Docs, shared drives, Notion boards, guest access, Slack threads,…

A few months ago, my team decided to invest more time and effort into making Old Street’s socials a better place. As much as we already had a massive reach on LinkedIn, our company social profiles were a bit… vague. Committing to the purpose, we gained a part-time team member to help us with integrations across networks,…

Recently, I stumbled across a very curious case. As part of a job interview process (yes, some interesting updates coming soon), I had the opportunity to present "my proudest moments" regarding my career. Gosh, that was hard. After being brave enough to move to the software industry, I have been nothing but fortunate to…

I am a nostalgic person. I can easily drift far back into my memory palace and spend time reflecting on events and relationships. That’s why this topic is a special walk down memory lane through my Atlassian Community experience. I have been around for 9+ years, and never had any doubt whether I belong here. Coming from a…

It was an unexpected career boost when my daily routine changed because of Arnold, a ball of fur shaped like a very, very, very long dog. Initially, this article was only part of my monthly newsletter. Still, the strategies I apply can help you improve your team collaboration and overall teamwork, and even create stronger…

Imagine you just wrapped up an interview with the best sales rep you've ever met and are excited about the possibility of welcoming them into the company. What would their first work day be like? Well, you have two possible choices: * Commit to handholding them through their days, spending hours in meetings, and training…

In many of my previous articles, I’ve tried to show ways you can structure your content in a way that makes sense, is more efficient or just simplified. Like in this article, where I talk about structuring the perfect page tree. However, a big part of structuring spaces and pages is being clear about the purpose of this…

January’s Atlassian Creators prompt finds me in an interesting position. 10 years after failing two businesses in startup mode and in the process of embracing a journey as part of a new one. I take failure well, learning and improving for whatever comes next. One side effect of this approach is that I am becoming more…

I have a true passion for writing and updating Marketplace Listings, and that's one of the most loved activities from my time working for Atlassian Marketplace app vendors. It’s so special to me that I have Instagram and LinkedIn stories and posts about updating marketplaces and having the best time ever. Doing it for…

Friday the 25th was notable not only because of another #AYSTAJA series but also because it was the first-ever Halloween Special featuring myself (the Grumpy Cat Witch/Queen) and the one and only @Rodney Nissen _Work Wranglers_ _TJL_, or to make it easier for the people familiar with his more famous name: The Jira Guy.…

At the heart of the Barcelona event, all we hear is the chatter about the great evolution and impact of AI. Even while drafting my article, I already see a shiny new Intelligence button on my Confluence page saying Write. I never dare to underestimate the power of innovation, but I am a firm believer that you need a solid…

From years of experience working with Atlassian tools and apps, I come to this conclusion quite often. Don't blame your team communication if your tools need to communicate better. We are still stuck in the loudness of digital transformation, the adoption of different methodologies, and the pressure to push products and…

While drinking my early Sunday coffee and watching an amazing recipe for apple brioche, I felt the urge to immediately start the KitchenAid write something about teamwork. How on earth this brain connection happens, I have no clue. I had a great conversation recently that gravitated around the building and the usage of…

Hi fellow marketers! 👋 This week, we are hopping on the time machine to go back to the start of our career journey. Do you remember your first touch with the marketing profession? Was it a pursuit goal or a lucky coincidence? 💫 Everything nowadays is built on marketing: the way we shop, the way we dress, even our daily…

In the past few years, the discussion of teamwork has reached new heights. We always knew that effective teamwork was the cornerstone of success, but somehow, something was always missing. You have a great team, but you lack proper tools. You have the perfect collaboration tool, but your team has difficulties working…

Hey, Confluence users! 💙 That question bothers me for a while. I see more and more platforms releasing support for emojis, gifs, reactions, and various possible options for users to be "emotional" online. In the World Gone Wild situation, people look tired of constantly explaining how they feel. Liking, loving, and…

If you are part of this group, then most probably you've heard some of these before: * Just send all customers an email. * We will just write it down on the blog. * It's only an event, what's the big deal? * You have an awesome job, writing and posting on the socials all day. It's always so easy in the eyes of your…

Lack of visibility is often the most significant catalyst of bottlenecks, trust, or relationship issues in the workplace or our personal lives. Recently, I have seen way too many examples of people working outside their company's tooling, restricting content from the eyes of their collaborators, or simply never giving the…

When I use a particular app, I am either adopting all the possible shortcuts or live by a sound of a thousand clicks at a time. The middle is for the weak! My Team is using both Cloud and Server Confluence, and the ratio is something like 20:80%. So it's understandable not to know all the useful shortcuts, but enough to…