Leadership
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How to Brainstorm: 7 Ideas to Improve Your Brainstorming Sessions
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Do you recall a situation where you were asked to come up with multiple creative ideas after receiving a prompt or question? Maybe you were asked to solve a problem or find a creative way to market a new product….
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Remote Work: Does It Really Improve Productivity?
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Remote work is getting more popular each year. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2005 and 2015 the number of U.S. employees who telecommuted increased by 115%. That’s a lot! There are many concerns about allowing employees…
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Typical Dysfunctions of Remote Teams: How to Deal with Them
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Succumbing to distraction One of the biggest problems of working from home is being exposed to a lot of distractions. Pets, crying children, TV, fridge and all the other things are just waiting to steal your attention. Distractions didn’t just…
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Remote Scrum Master: How to Make It Work?
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If you’re a Scrum Master trying to follow the best Agile practices, I bet you are a bit confused about your role nowadays. During every course and workshop Agile trainers emphasize how important collocated teams and face-to-face interactions are. Since…
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How to Keep Millennials Motivated in the Workplace: What do Millennials Want?
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Each generation is a bit different. They have distinct expectations, priorities, cultural norms, levels of education, family status, and these issues, among others, affect the employment trends. It’s because shared generational memories of key events and experiences contribute to shaping…
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Leading the Team of Junior Software Engineers
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There is a moment in each leader’s career when they need to take care of a team consisting of inexperienced people. It can be an overwhelming task in the beginning, and not every leader will be able to cope with…
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Dealing with Negative Coworkers: Strategies That Work
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We all know at least one chronic complainer. These are the people who truly believe that the whole world out to get them and they have to speak about that loud and clear all the time. They love to complain…
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How to Grow Leaders from Within Your Team
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When your team grows, it’s typically a good sign. It means that there is a demand from the business, the project itself is getting bigger and it’s probably because the pace needs to be faster. It’s also a great opportunity…
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The Halo Effect Is Killing Your Team’s Motivation—Here’s Why
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It starts early, at school, in fact. A student, who scored the best grade on an assignment, is the one who instantly becomes a “teacher’s pet”. And there are couple of benefits of that position. If such a student is…
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Strategies For Dealing With Narcissists in the Workplace
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The best way to effectively deal with a narcissist is to not deal with them at all. That’s what you can read in many professional books or articles. But sometimes it’s just impossible. A narcissist can be your boss or…