People and Teams
People and Teams
People and Teams Stories
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Gossip: The Thin Line between Useful and Destructive CommunicationAgile values—such as communication, feedback, and trust—are essential to making teams work. While all communication is equally valued, the line between useful and destructive communication may be fuzzier than you think. | 
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Will This Be a Record Year for Foreign Tech Workers Requesting Visas?The H-1B US work visa application window that starts on April 1 each year is an anticipated time for many in the global technology marketplace. The visa application process has steadily picked up steam in the past five years, and this is expected to be a record year for the number of applications. | 
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Survey Results Say: Don't Catch This Tech PhraseThere has been a strong push for teaching programming and computer skills to American students. Those in favor of teaching programming in schools may have more support for their objective after a recent survey about tech terms revealed respondents had some alarming—and funny—gaps in knowledge. | 
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How to Offer Help at WorkOffering help to a colleague or your boss can be a tricky thing. You want to make sure your offer is serious and specific, but you don't want to foist your help where it's not wanted. But even if your help is wanted, you have to realize when to stop. For more helpful tips on helping, read on. | 
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More Businesses Buying Cyber Insurance against Security RisksCyber hacking, which gained more attention when Target experienced a massive data breach, has become such a security risk that businesses are rushing to cover themselves against customers’ information being compromised in the same way they get coverage for more traditional risks—buying insurance. | 
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Will Tablets Eventually Kill Off Laptops?Gartner says worldwide PC shipments declined 6.9 percent in Q4 2013. At the same time, the year-on-year growth rate for tablets is significantly higher. Should these trends lead us to believe that tablets will eventually kill laptops? | 
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Create a More Productive Work EnvironmentThere is no one ideal set of criteria for a productive work environment, but there are some common themes that team members and managers can keep in mind. On an agile team, the issues of office space, remote working, and multitasking are great topics to discuss at an iteration retrospective. |
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Instead of Overreacting to Stressful Situations, Try UnderreactingOverreacting is what we’re often inclined to do when we're in frustrating situations. You can try methods to avoid overreacting, but an interesting one is to aim to underreact. By making a commitment to underreact to problems, you cultivate a calm attitude and benefit yourself and the other party. |
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