Kat Boogaard
Writer at Freelance
✏️ Freelance writer offering helpful tips, resources, and plenty of relatable sarcasm for fellow freelancers.
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Jan 22, 2025 |
atlassian.com | Kat Boogaard
When you promote an employee, much of the focus is on what's next. You talk through the responsibilities they'll take on, the skills they'll develop, and the initiatives they'll lead. But there's another important thing to think through: what's left? When an employee makes a move - whether they move up or move out entirely - you end up with a blank space on your org chart. Their old responsibilities and tasks are left uncovered.
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Aug 13, 2024 |
atlassian.com | Kat Boogaard
It's easy for icebreaker questions to feel obligatory - an inauthentic exercise everybody feigns interest in before moving on to the meat of the meeting. But don't underestimate the power of the humble icebreaker - it's been long established that, when you do it right, they actually work. In one 1997 study, researchers asked pairs of participants to share information about themselves.
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Jul 19, 2024 |
atlassian.com | Kat Boogaard
Though it's become something of a cliche, it's probably not too often that we're actually posed the question "Where do you see yourself in five years?" Some among us will have that five-year plan mapped out and memorized - they'd be able to answer without missing a beat. But for many more of us, even if we're happy at work, there's a distinct lack of ownership over our professional paths. A whopping nine in 10 workers say they feel stuck in their jobs.
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Jul 16, 2024 |
atlassian.com | Kat Boogaard
The term authoritative leadership sounds scary. It seems rigid and firm - like the very picture of ruling with an iron fist. But if you dig deeper into authoritative leadership, you'll quickly realize that it's not quite as unforgiving as the name implies.
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May 28, 2024 |
cultureamp.com | Kat Boogaard
You want your team to work hard. But when it comes to work hours, more isn’t necessarily better.
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I sent a vulnerable and honest newsletter today about some things (both practical and existential) I’m struggling with as a freelancer. I was, admittedly, very nervous about it. I sent it at 8am. By 8:45am, I had 15 thoughtful, warm, and encouraging responses in my inbox. There
I just wrote a piece myself and ran it through an AI detector for kicks. It came back as 90% human-generated (not bad, but I still didn't love that). So, I went through and made some changes. What happened after my edits? I dropped a percentage. Now it says it's 89%