Organizations have, long enough, supported the top-to-bottom hierarchy where decision-makers and employees are two different kinds. But as times change, so do organizations. Or, at least, the smart ones. Flat hierarchy, close-knit working environment, open workspaces, and virtual teams—this is what the modern business world is about. In recent years, many organizations have switched to […]
“Just make sure to keep me in the loop, alright?” How many times have you heard this expression in the organization you work for? And what happens if you end up being “out of the loop” for an important update regarding the product or the project you are working on? It’s quite uncomfortable to be […]
“And what am I supposed to do with this?” I said, staring at my monitor. I was glaring at a digital board, with some columns, workflows, cards, and some pretty colorful lanes. “How cool!” I thought. Little did I know how this digital board was about to completely transform my perception towards productivity, efficiency, and […]
In today’s business world, it is very important to have colleagues that you can rely on. That’s why keeping them engaged is an important thing that every leader should focus on. Аccording to a 2017 study by Gallup of the State of the Global Workplace, only 15% of employees worldwide are engaged in their jobs. […]
If you are a project manager, you know that ensuring the stable flow of the separate tasks in a project is central to its success. As a result of ineffective management strategies or bad planning, only 31% of organizations are likely to deliver projects on time. According to KPMG, organizations that align their PMO to […]
Having low productivity in the workplace is not something uncommon. Researches show that employees are only 60% as productive in their workplaces as they could be. Due to this, businesses are not able to satisfy their customers’ demands, which leads them to losing billions of dollars every single year. So, why is this happening? Keep […]
“When you visualize, then you materialize.” This quote of the American psychologist Denis Waitley perfectly summarizes one of the most effective tools used by modern leaders for managing their time, team process or even entire companies. Although there are different means to use for visualizing work, there’s hardly any tool capable of outperforming a task […]
Should we avoid creating tasks that simply can’t have a meaningful definition of “done”? I stumbled upon this dilemma a while ago. It is a logical question, mostly related to agile software development, but it is more than relevant for all sorts of teams. Especially those practicing Lean and Kanban in particular. In the following […]
Lean was developed for delivering products and services with unquestionable value at the right moment to the end customer. To help you with that, the methodology focuses on identifying value-adding steps in your process and minimizing waste activities. Although it sounds pretty simple, there is a question that has been bothering managers and regular team […]
Have you ever experienced burnout at work? The Chances are that you probably have without even knowing it. Occupational burnout has become such a regular occurrence in the lives of knowledge-work professionals, particularly considering today’s ever-increasing demands. Many of us aren’t even aware of how close we might be to burning out, or – worse […]