Hey all! I'm Claire and I work on the Atlassian Editorial Team. We're gathering stories about transparency, alignment, and openness in the workplace and are hoping to share them at Summit!
Here are three examples:
Do you have a story you'd like to share? Comment below!
Hi Claire. I like this question a lot.
I work for a software development company where every employee is required to fill out a timesheet. It is also a company that lacks transparency and open communication. For example, I don't know what teams outside of my own are working on.
To try and fix this problem, I created an app that pulls data from boring timesheet reports and inserts it into a visual instagram-type feed. It also has profiles where you can update what you are 'reading', 'watching' or 'listening to'.
Employees quite like the app and it has resulted in more productive water cooler chats. I aim to add JIRA tasks and InVision designs in the next phase.
Regards,
Dan
@da segal this is so awesome! I'd love to connect to learn more about the app! What's the best way to reach you?
Thanks Claire :) You can reach me at danielsegal@outlook.com
Hi @Claire Cook,
I think one of the many things that make my company awesome, is the ability to come to work as you are. Whether it's in a T-shirt, with your kid or via video conference, we all trust that our peers will take care of their work accordingly. Our trust is built from our transparency. The transparency between each other regardless of seniority or expertise is what makes us stronger. We recognize that even the smartest person in the room can fall short and our front line is stronger together. Internally we are continuously working on our process. We come together and anyone is able to express a concern, propose a modification or even bring up a new idea. I find that this is the time where we grow the most and become more valuable to each other and to our clients.
Thanks for sharing @Mary Ramirez! I'd love to connect to hear more of your story. Is there an email I can use to schedule time?
Sure, my email is mary.ramirez@isostech.com and you can access my calendar here if you'd like to video chat.
Hey @Claire Cook,
I am fighting my hardest to get others around me at work to open up. Since attending Summit in Barcelona, the following things have happened:
In particular, I want to talk about the importance (to me) of the blogging and recording of meeting notes. The person who invited me to participate in the project I mentioned was only able to connect the dots and throw out the rope after I started to blog and share my interests, feelings, and learnings. When I started to share my meeting notes, and more specifically when I wrote down (relating to the use of my degree in my work) "Feel that there has been zero opportunity to put those into practise in the projects and discussions taking place in our department in the past year and more", this prompted him to immediately reach out to me and work together on something he had cooking.
If I had to wrap this all up in a tl;dr?
After being inspired at Summit and adopting an Open Working culture in my own way of working, I found that others around me started to listen to what I had to say and it granted me greater opportunities in no time at all.
Thanks for sharing! What's the best email to reach you on?
Hey @Claire Cook, I'm a wee bit wary of putting an email out on a forum where it's not so difficult for someone to find - I've just signed up for a new email address to reduce spam and get a fresh inbox!
Is there another way I can share it with you? There's no direct message feature in community that I can use, I think..
email me at ccook@atlassian.com