When the National Bank of Canada set off on a cultural and digital transformation, the most important objective was putting people first, both their clients and employees. They needed better transparency and collaboration across teams, and knew that consolidating and standardizing their applications would help them achieve this.

You’re working on a project — let’s say it’s a presentation to introduce a new initiative at your company. You have a first draft of the content done, and you send it to your boss for her feedback. She makes a few revisions and then says she’d like to share it with the leadership team to see what they think.

Meet Cameron. She’s a product manager at a mid-sized tech company, tasked with the challenge of increasing usage of their mobile app. She knows she’ll need all hands on deck to make this happen. But, previously when she’s set team-wide goals like this, things have quickly fallen off-track.

Ah, teamwork. When everyone’s in sync and productivity is high, working together is a dream. You meet your deadlines with ease, your brainstorms produce the best ideas, and working together is – dare I say it? – fun.

If you work in an enterprise-scale organization, you’ve no doubt dreamt about the potential your organization would have if your teams worked together as well as the gears in a Formula 1 car. To be honest, this is what keeps Atlassians up at night too: trying to figure out how to get that optimal outcome with so many other factors and influences butting in.

Fun fact: according to the National Center for Biotechnology Research, 25% of us abandon our resolutions by January 7th. Just seven measly days into the year?!

1-on-1 meetings are an opportunity for managers to build strong rapport with their teams and increase effectiveness and understanding. Equally, 1-on-1 meetings are critical to the professional growth of each team member.