The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR 226 - The 3 secrets to teamwork in 2025: Molly Sands (Head of the Teamwork Lab, Atlassian)
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Apr 25, 2025 Molly Sands, Head of the Teamwork Lab at Atlassian, leads research aimed at enhancing collaboration among teams. In this conversation, she unveils insights from Atlassian's State of Teams report, highlighting three key practices that top teams employ. Molly also discusses how remote-first teams have an edge in AI adoption and the importance of harnessing collective knowledge. She emphasizes starting small with AI solutions to empower teams and fosters a culture of experimentation while sharing her career journey and advice for people leaders.
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Molly Sands' Career Journey
- Molly Sands shares her journey from aspiring therapist to Head of Teamwork Lab at Atlassian.
- She found passion in research and solving people problems using technology and behavioral science.
Keys to Team Success
- The three key practices of top teams are aligning work to goals, planning and tracking work, and unleashing collective knowledge.
- Coordination, though often overlooked, is the strongest predictor of team success.
Unleash Collective Knowledge
- Use tools like Confluence and Loom to document key decisions and make knowledge accessible.
- Adopt practices like page-led meetings where context is shared upfront to enhance knowledge sharing.