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,

By Tony Crabbe, Independent Business Psychologist

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How many times would you have to fold a piece of paper, before the thickness of that paper equalled the distance between you and the moon? The answer is 42! Not very many. So, I did some calculations of my own. It turns out, after the first 15

by Sharon O'Dea, co-founder of Lithos Partners

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Leigh Branham, author of The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave, revealed 89% of bosses believe that employees quit because they want more money. 

In fact, just 12% of leavers are after more cash. The truth is most employees just want to do a good

In the Workfront 2018–2019 State of Work survey, U.S. workers said they only spend 40 percent of the workday on their primary tasks. Emails and pointless meetings topped the list of things that keep knowledge workers from getting work done. So we asked, “what is the biggest thing that would help you

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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You may be surprised by the answer if you ask the world’s most senior executives what skill is most needed to survive and thrive in today’s digitally connected

By Scott Duehlmeier | Senior Communication Manager

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Some things defy classification. Take the platypus. It’s furry like a mammal but lays eggs like a bird. It has legs on its sides like a reptile, rather than beneath the body like most mammals. It’s semiaquatic like an otter or hippopotamus but