Leadership
Kill Your Inefficient Tools and Processes Before They Kill Your Company
Leadership
10 min read
Kill Your Inefficient Tools and Processes Before They Kill Your Company
We've compiled 6 of the most common threats organizations face because of inefficient tools and processes, along with specific ways to fix them based on our experience with over 19,000 leading organizations worldwide.
8 Biggest Challenges for Leading Virtual Teams (Infographic)
Leadership
3 min read
8 Biggest Challenges for Leading Virtual Teams (Infographic)
Imagine you’re managing a team of remote workers. You’ve created a strategic work breakdown, devised the optimal workflow, and developed an airtight project plan. At the project kickoff your team is energized and motivated to succeed. Now it’s halfway through the project and your colleagues are disengaged and listless. They're not collaborating, team productivity has tanked,
How to Create a Business Model Canvas (With Template)
Leadership
10 min read
How to Create a Business Model Canvas (With Template)
Do you want to create a simple business plan? Something comprehensive, flexible, and easy to scribble on a napkin? You can do that with a business model canvas. Every business has ever-changing, diverse interests. Illustrating all of this on a single sheet of paper may sound challenging — but by using a business model canvas template,
Should Founders Be More Transparent? (Work Management Roundup)
Leadership
3 min read
Should Founders Be More Transparent? (Work Management Roundup)
Welcome back to the weekly Work Management Roundup, where we collect and curate the week's best reads in productivity, management, and work. This week, we lead off with an interesting story about one founder's risky move in the face of a potential acquisition. He made his acquisition process public and shared crucial lessons that other entrepreneurs can now benefit from. But it was a risk. Is this kind of transparency worth it? You be the judge.
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The Pursuit of Positivity in the Workplace: Q&A with Happiness Expert Shawn Achor
Leadership
7 min read
The Pursuit of Positivity in the Workplace: Q&A with Happiness Expert Shawn Achor
How do you define happiness? How do you think it relates to the productivity of your team? Are your employees and coworkers happy? These answers affect more than just day-to-day emotions and interactions. They affect revenue and the culture of your business. As we try our best to free ourselves from distraction and conduct endless research
How to Give Constructive Criticism in the Workplace
Leadership
5 min read
How to Give Constructive Criticism in the Workplace
Learning how to give constructive criticism is an essential skill for managers. Giving constructive criticism can help employees improve their work. Learn more with Wrike.
Stop Playing Nice! The Stoic's Guide to Managing Workplace Conflict
Leadership
7 min read
Stop Playing Nice! The Stoic's Guide to Managing Workplace Conflict
"Where all think alike, no one thinks very much." — Walter Lippmann Collaboration and conflict are not opponents: they're partners. So let's banish the notion that high-performing teams are made up of smiling people who always get along. Teamwork should be messy, and being a good manager isn't about creating a fake-happy work environment where you're more
Lessons in Office Politics from Game of Thrones
Leadership
7 min read
Lessons in Office Politics from Game of Thrones
Office politics are a fact of life — it’s human nature and basic sociology to have power dynamics within a group. Despite the negative association, however, office politics don’t have to be cutthroat! Making and using workplace connections to get things done, secure the resources your team needs, and gain visibility for your contributions isn't
Startup Launch Checklist: 22 Steps to Success (Infographic)
Leadership
3 min read
Startup Launch Checklist: 22 Steps to Success (Infographic)
Starting a business is an exciting idea, but pretty daunting when it comes down to logistics. If you're stumped on where to start when it comes to launching your startup, check out our latest infographic for a step-by-step roadmap on how to go from concept to thriving business. Share this infographic with fellow founders with this
Employee Retention: The True Cost of Losing Your Best Talent
Leadership
10 min read
Employee Retention: The True Cost of Losing Your Best Talent
How do you spot a great manager? It’s someone who fosters a culture of productivity and excellence. Someone who’s fun to work with, and connects with their teammates on a personal level. Someone who knows how to inspire and lead their team to success. In short, someone who makes people want to show up — and
31 Quotes About Launching a Startup (Infographic)
Leadership
3 min read
31 Quotes About Launching a Startup (Infographic)
Launching a startup is no walk in the park. Once you decide to follow your dreams, it's a long marathon to success. Luckily, you're not the first person to take on the challenge. Read these inspirational quotes from well-known founders and CEOs for actionable startup launch advice. They cover everything from finding your niche to the
Avoid the Domino Effect: Help Your Team Members Understand Their Impact
Leadership
10 min read
Avoid the Domino Effect: Help Your Team Members Understand Their Impact
It’s easy for people to miss the forest for the trees and have a severe lack of understanding about how their own individual work fits into the larger picture. Failure to understand these interdependencies leads to a frustrating domino effect of delays and failure. Here's how to ensure that doesn't happen.
How Do You Hire the Best People? (Work Management Roundup)
Leadership
3 min read
How Do You Hire the Best People? (Work Management Roundup)
Welcome back to the weekly Work Management Roundup where we bring you the week's best reads in business, work, productivity, and management. This week, we take a look at startup hiring and how the search for the best is fraught with the best intentions but because we use the same old playbook, we often overlook
How to Walk the Tightrope Between Consistency and Growth
Leadership
10 min read
How to Walk the Tightrope Between Consistency and Growth
Moving fast, being scrappy, and innovating are keys to growth and success for most companies. Ironically though, as that success is achieved, agility and innovation are often neglected for the sake of consistency.
Citrix Completes Acquisition of Wrike
News
7 min read
Citrix Completes Acquisition of Wrike
Last month, I had the pleasure of announcing exciting news related to the next phase in our company’s journey — one that would see a strong partnership between Wrike and unified digital workspace leader, Citrix. Today, I am pleased to share that Citrix has completed its acquisition of Wrike, and we are now shaping the
Contrasting Characters: A Guide to Managing Different Personality Types on Your Team
Leadership
10 min read
Contrasting Characters: A Guide to Managing Different Personality Types on Your Team
How can you successfully manage all the different personalities in your team —ideally with as little crying, complaining, and frustration as possible? Here are six strategies that will give you everything you need to know for cohesive collaboration.
5 Rules for the Solopreneur's Success
Leadership
5 min read
5 Rules for the Solopreneur's Success
Ever considered a possibility of self-employment? While the idea of autonomously balancing your career and personal life appeals to everyone, there's hard work behind it. So if you wish to be your own boss, here are the 5 rules I would suggest taking into account: 1. Acquire good time-management habits When working solo, you have to wear
Long Distance Leadership: Successfully Scaling a Remote Team to 50+ Employees
Leadership
10 min read
Long Distance Leadership: Successfully Scaling a Remote Team to 50+ Employees
Nic Bryson is the Senior Director of Customer Support at Wrike. Since joining the company in 2009, he’s grown Customer Support from just one person to a remote team of 50+ members, spread across the globe. In the past 10 years, remote work has grown by 103% in the US alone. Fueled by increased worker satisfaction,
Dos and Don'ts of the Startup Pitch: Expert Advice from 5 Famous Investors
Leadership
5 min read
Dos and Don'ts of the Startup Pitch: Expert Advice from 5 Famous Investors
Entrepreneurs are generally confident people, and yet most confess to experiencing tremendous anxiety when it comes to pitching investors. Standing in front of a group of people who can make or break your company and asking them to invest money in your business is an intimidating prospect. How do you start your deck? How long should
Think Security Breaches Are the Biggest Threat to Your Company? Think Again.
Leadership
10 min read
Think Security Breaches Are the Biggest Threat to Your Company? Think Again.
Security breaches aren't the only threat to the enterprise. There’s another, more subtle danger that may have an equal impact and longer-lasting consequences.
18 Top Networking Sites for Startup Founders (Infographic)
Leadership
3 min read
18 Top Networking Sites for Startup Founders (Infographic)
If you're founding a startup, networking isn’t optional. It’s your lifeline. Entrepreneurs need support from all sorts of people — partners, investors, customers and employees — but most importantly, they need to tap into great communities to make those connections in the first place. We found 18 thriving networking sites especially for entrepreneurs to help you
Citrix Agrees to Acquire Wrike
News
7 min read
Citrix Agrees to Acquire Wrike
I am excited to announce that Wrike has agreed to join the Citrix family to create the next frontier in the digital workplace revolution. This partnership could not happen at a better time, given the market shifts in 2020, the much-anticipated transition to the "Next Normal," and the exponential growth in the demand for work
Why Emotional Intelligence Matters in the Workplace (Infographic)
Leadership
10 min read
Why Emotional Intelligence Matters in the Workplace (Infographic)
Strong emotional intelligence in the workplace is essential for project and team success. Learn more about improving emotional intelligence as a leader.
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