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Trick of Systems Thinking: Find the Multipliers Some changes punch way above their weight. These are your multipliers – small shifts that create outsized impacts. A minor tweak in your approval process might dramatically boost innovation. A slight change in how you run meetings could transform cross-team collaboration. The trick is spotting these leverage points where minimal effort yields maximum results. Instead of pushing harder on every front, focus your energy where it multiplies. Small moves, big changes – that's the power of finding your multipliers.

So true! Even if you don't use Atlassian, having something like a page or even a whiteboard to make notes and document the discussion has always improved the meeting. I've seen it change the dynamic of the meeting when we decide to do it, mid-meeting. The discussion goes from blah-blah-blah to everyone focusing on the board or page, and collaboratively interacting with it primarily. (Though, I do love Confluence for this kind of work, since it not only provides a page for everyone to look at, it provides an easy way to document the meeting results right then and there, and then to find those results later, when you need to refresh your memory or link to something.)

🧑💼 Don’t Ignore Stakeholder Feedback 🔍 Scenario: Keep your stakeholders in the loop! 💬 Engage with stakeholders early and often to ensure you’re solving the right problem and focusing on key metrics. 🧑💻 👉 How do you involve stakeholders in your process? Share your approach! 🗣️ #StakeholderEngagement #Collaboration

Bad meetings fatigue?💡 I know I suffer from it! 📝 And guilty of scheduling one or two myself, just ask my team 😀 Check out our Page led meetings and other playbooks designed to help make your work more structured and efficient. #atlassian #playbook #badmeetings

Avoid bad meetings with Page-led meetings, a new approach that maximizes meeting outcomes and drives progress. Plus, Atlassian’s own Teamwork Lab tested the effectiveness of these pages and found they are 23% 🔥 more effective than regular meetings in accomplishing their goal. Check out the page-led meetings Play from Atlassian’s Team Playbook and use the template to impress at your next meeting 👉 https://bit.ly/3Y4S9W4

Alignment is a Superpower. Learn it and turn chaotic meetings into clear, actionable outcomes. Use these 3 tools to master it in just 10 days: 1. AI-Facilitated Discussions: Arthur’s digital coworkers gather individual input and present synthesized insights to the entire team. 2. Pinboard Visualizations: Quickly identify areas of agreement and disagreement, making decisions more collaborative and efficient. 3. Custom Breakout Zones: Engage everyone by creating personalized spaces for focused input during alignment meetings. Team alignment is the secret sauce that transforms a group of individuals into a cohesive unit, all moving in harmony towards a shared objective. Use the right tools to do it right.

Introducing our newest feature: seamlessly auto-generate tasks for you and your team whenever key decisions are made. Keep every agreement documented, ensuring you and your clients stay aligned every step of the way. Say goodbye to miscommunication and hello to effortless collaboration

Breaking down silos between teams is crucial for fostering collaboration and maximizing success. Hosting regular meetings between departments, like sales and customer success, can be a game-changer: 🤝 Sharing insights on prospects and customers enhances understanding and improves strategies. 📊 Aligning on goals, such as upsell opportunities and retention, ensures a unified approach. 📣 Celebrating joint wins boosts morale and reinforces teamwork. How do you tackle silos in your organization? Share your strategies for promoting cross-departmental collaboration!

Our weekly project meetings are more than just discussions—they’re opportunities for collaboration and innovation. Regularly coming together ensures alignment on our goals by allowing each of us to share where we are and tackle challenges that impact downstream disciplines. By fostering open communication, these sessions prevent siloed work, build stronger relationships, and allow for multi-discipline collaboration that drives actionable solutions and efficiency. Through this meetings, we are able to deliver results that exceed expectations. #TeamIsomer #Collaboration #EngineeringExcellence #ProjectManagement #Innovation #Teamwork

Friday evening reflection idea: agility is about collaboration. Yet, in the vast majority of the companies I visit, people are using agile to coordinate but not to collaborate. Agile to coordinate might give you some minor efficiency improvements to your booooring blaming meeting - ehm, I meant status meetings! :-) Agile to collaborate, grow knowledge and explore innovative products is what can really bring value. Which one do you choose?