If you’re trying to “build a company culture” because you’ve heard it will make you more productive and profitable, you’re missing the point. Yes, studies show that a great culture can boost productivity by 12% and revenue by 33% — but that’s...
We’ve all had those days: You sit down at 9:00 with a clear plan for the day, but just as you’re getting into the flow, someone emails you, invites you to a meeting, or taps on your shoulder. Context switching — regularly getting pulled from one...
The terms “product manager” and “project manager” are often (mistakenly) used interchangeably by startup founders and hiring managers, driving confusion within organizations but also for individuals who operate in either role. At a certain level...
Every business leader dreams of healthy revenue, happy customers, and seamless operations. But the reality is often painfully different. Flatlining sales, messy product roadmaps, and conflicting priorities all point to one thing: a gap between...
In the most recent State of Agile survey, 71% of teams agreed that using Agile methodologies helps them accelerate deliveries. But there’s one thing they can’t totally agree on: whether Kanban or Scrum is the better Agile methodology. At a high...
The average person spends one-third of their lifetime — or around 90,000 hours — working. So, it’s no wonder that we’re all so caught up in being happy and fulfilled with our careers. Yet, while surveys show that a slight majority of people are...
If you’re a manager, you know that personal connection is the glue that holds teams together — but that it’s also not always easy to create, especially on remote teams. Research shows that workplace belonging leads to a 56% increase in job performance
In an ideal world, every project would have the exact amount of resources needed to be successful. But every project manager and team leader knows this is rarely the case. Resources — whether people, budget, or technology — can be fleeting, with...
Becoming a manager is an exciting step up on the career ladder for most people — but it also comes with a whole host of new responsibilities, tasks, and additional stress. Nearly half of managers report feeling stressed out from trying to balance...
Project managers, and the teams they work with, are under extreme pressure to perform, which is why time management is such an important skill to master. Unfortunately, research has found that most people are only truly productive for two hours...