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Discover what a mentor does, why different types of mentors exist, why mentoring is important, and four ways to be a transformative mentor yourself.

«mentors have three things in common. They motivate, inspire, and support.»

Sharpen these seven skills.

«REPEAT PEOPLE’S LAST FEW WORDS BACK TO THEM. If you remember nothing else, remember this simple practice that does so much. It makes the other person feel listened to, keeps you on track during the conversation, and provides a pause for both of you to gather thoughts or recover from an emotional reaction»

Companies certainly hold lots of meetings. However, having more meetings does not necessarily equal more collaboration and better teamwork. Also, more meetings does not automatically ensure better…

«Finally, most teams at P4Q hold quick daily meetings to see how they are performing against set goals (similar to stand-up meetings in Agile, for example).»

You’re tired, mad, and lonely. So, what can you do about it?

There’s plenty you can learn without ever stepping foot in an office.

The Abilene paradox describes the unfortunately common situation where a group of people agree to an idea, despite most of them not fully believing that it is the best decision.

«The power of social conformity can persuade us to agree to the perceived general consensus and can lead to extremely poor group decisions.»

Anna Binder joined Asana back in 2016 as its first HR executive. She shares her advice from helping weave the cultural fabric, from getting comfortable with feedback to maintaining a healthy exec…

Collective emotion, when a group of people shares an emotion, is often stronger than a single individual feeling that same emotion alone. So, how can leaders manage emotions, particularly negative…

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Your company’s most pointless meetings may not be the type you expect!

How Onfido implemented focus time across our tech organization

We get a lot more done in way less time at Tremendous. Mostly because of our high-documentation, low-meeting work culture. We'll tell you exactly what that means.

«In a document, the content is all you have. It forces people to focus on communicating their ideas as clearly as possible.»

For too long, communicating strategy has been an afterthought. Executives have shared long, bombastic documents or withheld critical information and expected people to just “get it.” And it hasn’t…

Corporate hierarchy titles are like woolly mammoths—except they never went extinct. Is it not time for a fresh look at both hierarchy and job titles?

Raising ideas or concerns to managers can raise your profile positively, but not if your busy manager doesn’t have the headspace for it. The authors present research suggesting that people who wait…

My friend Molly has had an impressive career. She got a job as a software engineer after graduating from college, and after kicking ass for a year or so she was offered a promotion to management &#…

10 tactical tips and guiding principles for a new Chief of Staff to lean on as they scale their impact at a startup — from building better systems, not just booking more meetings and finding an…

What makes some teams do exceptionally well and others to perform poorly? Do they have more talented team members, better resources or are simply being lucky? Building extraordinary workplaces with…

«What separates a healthy team from an unhealthy one — the willingness to openly disagree and yet remain committed to supporting each other.»

It is difficult to brainstorm fresh, transformative ideas. Telling everyone that “no idea is a bad idea” isn’t enough of a prompt. These questions will stretch you beyond your daily experience; if…

«If the answer is outside of our product, where is it? A higher purpose or brand-promise that our customers buy into, aside from the product?»

What kind of governance system should you set up, if you're starting from scratch and can do it however you want?