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By Hyper Island

This week I have spent a lot of time on the topic of feedback. There is a growing sense of urgency to normalise feedback amongst the team.

By Lingjing Yin

As a decision-making strategy, “blind hiring” involves blocking evaluators from receiving potentially biasing information about a job candidate until after an evaluation of their application materials are complete. Most famously, the tactic was used to boost the hiring of women in orchestras by having people audition from behind a screen that concealed their gender. But there’s a body of research that’s been conducted since that 2000 study showing that, while the strategy is generally effective, there are situations in which it might not help you diversify your candidate pool.

By Sean Fath

Taking periodic work breaks throughout the day can boost well-being and performance, but far too few of us take them regularly — or take the most effective types. A systematic review of more than 80 studies on break-taking outlines some best practices for making the most of time away from our tasks, including where, when, and how. It also offers tips for managers and organizations to encourage their employees to take more beneficial and more frequent breaks.

By Zhanna Lyubykh and Duygu Biricik Gulseren

Organizations can leverage a skills-based approach to culture change to speed the process and address real challenges.

By Per Hugander

This month, I immersed myself in a similarly fascinating story about Gerard Endenburg and his “Sociocratic Circle Organising Method.” Like last month, this story is both inspirational and fascinating—and too good not to share via our blog. Allow me to explain.

By Joost Minnaar

As humans, we tend to interpret information in a way that confirms our existing beliefs and serves our own self-interest. In situations that lack clarity, we often make assumptions that serve to bolster our egos and self-esteem. We selectively interpret information to support our own position, and overlook or dismiss information that contradicts our views.

By Francesca Gino

OKRs are a great tool to drive a product team in the direction of the business strategy, but they can also be a means of motivating product teams. Product Director Ayesha Farhat shares a framework that she has used for product OKRs.

By Ayesha Farhat

Some Amazon employees in Seattle and other offices around the world walked out in protest Wednesday, urging the company to take bolder climate action and to reconsider its return-to-office policies.

By Kurt Schlosser and Todd Bishop

Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin explain the motivation behind and purpose of their mini-ebook on the Holistic Testing Model

By Lisa Crispin

This post is part of a blog series where we answer real common questions in organizations that we have come in contact with and want to transition to an empowered product teams model.

By Mathias Holmgren