Flexing your creative muscles is an asset in any career — it doesn’t matter if you work in a traditionally creative field or not. We tend to think of creativity as an artistic trait, but really, it’s about having a flexible mind that can make associations beyond everyday logic and thought patterns. Whether you’re a problem solver, a brainstormer, a maker, an analyst, or some combination of the lot, embracing and nurturing your creative mind will make you more successful in the long run. It can just take a little experimentation to work out which creative strategies work best for you…
9 Steps to Leading a Successful Online Meeting
In March, you probably saw the video with Robert Kelly, the South Korea expert whose kids crashed his BBC interview while he was live on air. Anyone who’s worked remotely likely felt for him and his family, whether it’s a cat walking in front of your screen or noisy traffic outside, mishaps can happen. Fortunately, not all online meetings need to be this way. Following these simple steps, your team can have online meetings that are just as productive as sitting down together in person.
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Our First Trade Show as a SaaS Company: The Good, the Bad & the ROI
You wouldn’t usually find SaaS companies like MeisterLabs at a trade show. We make the majority of our sales over the internet – through our website organically, or via PPC campaigns, product review sites and other referrals. However, this year we decided to attend Atlassian Summit Barcelona. MeisterLabs Founder, Michael Hollauf, shares whether it was worth the investment.
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3 Proven Strategies to Motivate Your Team
It’s a fresh battle every day to find the motivation to get through your to do list. But motivating your team is an entirely different challenge. Understanding how people respond to different types of motivation can help us be better leaders and increase the productivity of our teams. It can just take a little experimentation to figure out which strategies work best.
How Music Can Help You Be More Productive
Remaining productive throughout the day is a challenge most of us face whether we’re at work, at home, or at the gym. It’s natural for our attention to wane, especially when we’re feeling tired from our day’s events. Thankfully, there are ways […]
MindMeister Empowers Learners in a 5th Grade Gifted Classroom
At MeisterLabs, we like to keep a close eye on what people are saying about us on social media. In it, Daniel Whitt, Coordinator of Instructional Technology at Madison City Schools, shared one of the most inspirational videos we’ve seen in a very long time.
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5 Simple Strategies for Taking Better Notes at Work
Richard Branson wrote, “If you don’t write your ideas down, they could leave your head before you even leave the room.” Having great notes can reduce stress levels, keep you on task and make you more productive. To get great notes, you just need to find the right note-taking strategy.
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How to Develop a Meaningful Company Culture
You could be forgiven for thinking perks alone are the way to build a positive company culture. After all, who doesn’t want to come to work when there are freebies available around the clock? However, research shows you’re better off betting on a sense of meaning for your employees.
A Guide to Delegating Tasks Effectively
One of my favorite Olympic sports to watch is track relay. The runners make blindly reaching for a baton at 20 mph while staying in their lanes look incredibly easy. In fact, what they’re doing is extremely difficult. I think of delegating […]
Introducing FOCUS – Powered by MeisterLabs
Sometimes, it feels like there are an innumerable number of things that divide us. Even at work, there seem to be a hundred big and small issues that cause friction —miscommunications, misunderstandings and mismatches. Bad prerequisites, wrong assumptions and ill-conceived goals. It […]









