By Alex Shootman | CEO at Workfront

Note: This post pulls from Done Right, a leadership book from Workfront CEO Alex Shootman.

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“Forget about asteroids coming out of the sky to end civilization as we know it. ... When you’ve done this project before, what’s most likely to go wrong?”

That’s

By Scott Duehlmeier | Senior Manager of Communications at Workfront

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When the Boston Red Sox recently won the World Series — for the fourth time in 15 years, if you’re counting — they had my full attention. I was especially focused during Game 5. Whether or not that had anything to do with

Now more than ever, it's essential for businesses to use effective digital collaboration tools.

Have you noticed there are several times during the work week where the office just seems empty? All of the sudden, you look up from your computer and notice you are the only one there. It’s not that

Regardless of where you work, you’re likely racing to digitize your processes across departments, from sales to finance to customer support and beyond. Since digitization saves time and money, it’s without question the right direction to head in, which is why companies are spending $1.3 trillion

“Yes, excessive automation at Tesla was a mistake. To be precise, my mistake. Humans are underrated,” said Elon Musk back in April, describing the company’s inability to hit weekly production targets for their Model 3 vehicles, resulting in a significant production shortfall.

Musk was forced to

By Alex Shootman | CEO at Workfront

Note: This post pulls from Done Right, a leadership book from Workfront CEO Alex Shootman.

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Let me tell you a cautionary tale about a great business that embarked on bold plans only to see them fail. After all, the best type of mistake to learn from is

By Heather Hurst | Senior Director of Corporate Communications at Workfront 

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Picture it: an international product launch event at the Plaza Athenee in Paris, with media and key buyers in attendance. Reporters flown in from around Europe and the U.S. A perfect room block at the historic hotel,

By Shelbi Gomez | Senior Communications Manager at Workfront

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“A leader is responsible for whether or not their team understands the plan, the strategy, and the vision,” writes Workfront CEO Alex Shootman in his upcoming book, Done Right: How Tomorrow’s Leader’s Get Work Done. He adds, “If

Robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and virtual reality are all quickly influencing and shaping the future of work. As shown in Workfront's State of Work report, knowledge workers today want automation software, with 86% of U.S. workers believing that the rise of

By Scott Duehlmeier | Senior Communication Manager at Workfront

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Ever heard of the PMBOK—Project Management Body of Knowledge?

No biggie. It’s just the bible of the project management profession, now in its 6th edition, weighing in at 756 pages. It bills itself as “a fundamental resource for

By Alex Shootman | CEO at Workfront

Note: This post pulls from Done Right, a leadership book from Workfront CEO Alex Shootman.

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“Just three guys on Valentine's Day that had nothing to do.”  

That’s how Steven Chen described the decision he took with his friends, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim,