People and Teams
People and Teams
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Managing Resistance to Organizational ChangeChange can be difficult, and some people's reaction is to shut it all down. If they think their concerns aren’t being heard, they get defensive, and your project is on a trajectory for disaster. Don't fire off an email while tempers are running high. Managing expectations thoughtfully is essential to project success. | 
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The Case for Not Being a Perfectionist Doing your job to the best of your ability is a worthy trait. But if you aim to always be perfect, it can be exhausting—for those around you as well as yourself. It's a challenging way to live. You may want to try being a little more relaxed about how you view yourself and others. You could learn from some mistakes. |
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An Agile Mindset: Learning Early, Not Failing FastAgile encourages teams to continuously improve through learning. One of the phrases associated with this process is "failing fast"—trying new things and taking lessons from mistakes as you go. But Johanna Rothman thinks "learning early" is a better phrase. That change in terminology can give you a happier mindset. | 
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3 Common Collaboration Problems for Teams Transitioning to AgileA shift toward working in smaller teams on tighter releases forces organizations adopting agile to rethink what successful delivery looks like. It can be a big change for those used to silos. Here are three key symptoms of agile teams that don’t have close collaboration—and some solutions you can implement to fix them. | 
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Don’t Abolish Hierarchies—Change ThemHierarchies often get a bad rap, and that’s understandable. Bad hierarchies can increase bureaucracy and get in the way of getting work done. But when done correctly, good hierarchies can streamline processes and provide organizations with some much-needed structure. You just need to rethink how hierarchies can work. | 
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What to Do if You’re Promoted over Your CoworkersGetting promoted is great, but when it means you'll have to manage your former coworkers, it can get awkward. It would be ideal if you could maintain the friendly, gossipy, tell-all relationship you’ve had with your ex-peers, but as a practical matter, you can’t. Here's how to handle the transition best for everyone. | 
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Increased Accessibility Can Lead to Increased SEO Sunil Dangwal provides tips for increasing your site's accessibility and explains why increasing your site's accessibilty can also increase your site's search engine optimization. |
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Sideways: A Tech Dictionary for Everyone The Sideways Dictionary is a cool new resource to bookmark. Sideways is like a dictionary, but it's way more interesting. Created by Google’s technology incubator Jigsaw, it uses analogies and metaphors, instead of dry definitions, to explain techno-jargon. |
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