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How transparency helps us navigate during calm and chaos

At thoughtbot, transparency is our compass, guiding us through both calm and chaos, toward informed decision-making and collaboration.
Stephanie Kuroda
March 28, 2025
What happens when we misuse refactoring in conversation?

Refactoring is essential for software teams to remain effective, but the concept is often misused in conversation to describe work that is not refactoring. Here are some thoughts on what goes wrong when we do this.
Fritz Meissner
January 21, 2025
Giving to tribal nations

Making investment days open to tribal nations.
Johny Ho
November 19, 2024
Upskill your team's Feedback and Communication Skills

How does your team communicate and give feedback? Does your team react to situations as they arise or proactively upskill their communication skills? Get a list of my favorite resources for upskilling communication and feedback skills at work.
Stefanni Brasil
April 22, 2024
On Feedback

How can we give better feedback to each other?
Rob Whittaker
April 8, 2024
How to write good epics

A primer of best practices to group things well.
Jared Turner
March 7, 2024
Common pitfalls when creating epics (and how to avoid them!)

It’s easy to group things. But it’s not always easy to group well.
Jared Turner
February 23, 2024
How To Ask Good Questions Online

Tips for asking good questions online to get the answers you need quickly and efficiently.
Matheus Richard
February 20, 2024
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3 Question Framework – How to Respond Without Reacting

Over-communicating is key, over-reacting is not. It’s important to find the balance on when to respond to messages and when to keep still.
Svenja Schäfer
January 22, 2024
Code for unity: join the remote icebreaker challenge 💻✨

❄️ 8 icebreakers to supercharge your team.
Bethan Ashley
December 19, 2023
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- Teams
- Unity
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