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If we’ve learned anything from films like The Intern or Madonna’s career, it’s that ageism at work is completely inappropriate. However, ageism with regards to technology is always appropriate, especially when it comes to embarrassing throwbacks like the ye olde...
Chris Chen, Highfive’s Director of Engineering, shares Highfive’s squad model, a method adopted by startups/companies like Spotify, Yammer and Uber, that promotes engineering autonomy and velocity. Highfive’s engineering team has recently gone through a transition to a new organizational model, one...
Unless you begin meetings by saying, “I call this assembly of clones to order,” groupthink is likely an uninvited guest, and yet an ever-present threat to conducting productive and successful meetings. As the sworn enemy of innovation, groupthink is nothing...
Getting employees to adopt new technology should be a no-brainer. After all, your organization has invested a significant amount of money in something executives believe is going to produce even more significant results in the form of increased efficiency and...
Over the last century, it seems a million things have changed about how we do business. Trends have come and gone, from carrying briefcases and wearing power ties, to sending faxes and using a BlackBerry. However, one thing remains constant: people...
Why is Groupthink Bad? Groupthink is a tricky concept. Irving Janis, a social psychologist credited as the first to develop the idea, defined it as a “psychological phenomenon in which people strive for consensus within a group.” At first Janis’...
Ever sit down to watch your favorite TV show and the next thing you know it’s over and you missed half of it because you picked up your phone for a ‘minute’? Who hasn’t, right? Technology is addictive, but that’s...
There are a lot of culprits when it comes to meeting productivity-killers, from presenters not being properly prepared, and missing agendas, to overzealous coworkers that invite everyone in the company, to ensure no one feels left out. However, the number...
One great thing about video conferencing is that you can always meet “in person,” as long as you have an Internet connection. Pretty much any device with a camera can get you connected face-to-face, even if you’re an ocean apart...
You already know that remote teams are on the rise. As those numbers continue to go up, managers will have a new problem to tackle: creating and maintaining a strong team culture, when your team is scattered across a continent...
Remote work is on the rise. So we dove into the data to find out more about remote workers and how productive they are. See what we discovered in our latest infographic. Looking for tips on how to be a...
This post is Part 1 in our "How to communicate like a pro" series about how to use communication tools most efficiently at work. Finally, Inbox: ZERO! It was the fifth time I’d seen such a comment on my Facebook...
