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Lionel Valdellon

Lionel Valdellon

Lionel is a former Content Marketing Manager of Wrike. He is also a blogger since 1997, a productivity enthusiast, a project management newbie, a musician and producer of electronic downtempo music, a father of three, and a husband of one.

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3 Ways to Better Manage Freelance Creatives
Leadership 3 min read

3 Ways to Better Manage Freelance Creatives

If you're a creative team working with freelancers, then according to the 2014 In-House Creative Industry Report, you're in the 90% of all creative teams that will hire remote freelancers this year to meet peak demand. But as with any remote work situation, there are challenges to making it work. While remote work may be ideal for

5 Project Management Warnings from The Shining
Project Management 5 min read

5 Project Management Warnings from The Shining

The Shining can present us with five very distinct warnings about how we should properly manage our teams and our projects — unless you want people to start angrily chasing one another while brandishing kitchen knives.

Your Workplace is Scarier Than a Horror Movie
Collaboration 5 min read

Your Workplace is Scarier Than a Horror Movie

Happy Halloween! If you really want horror stories, forget Stephen King. You need look no further than your own workplace!

3 Reasons You're Unproductive at Work (Work Management Roundup)
Productivity 3 min read

3 Reasons You're Unproductive at Work (Work Management Roundup)

So it's the Friday before Halloween, and while the rest of the United States is busy screening reruns of Freddy Krueger's and Jason Voorhees' greatest flicks, we discovered this week that your stressful job is literally killing you, and your inability to be productive at work is lowering your efficiency. Welcome to this week's terror-filled

Understanding the New Work Rules [Part 2 of 2]
Collaboration 7 min read

Understanding the New Work Rules [Part 2 of 2]

Trying to list all the various ways that work has evolved in the last two decades would be impossible so instead, here is part 2 of the 10 rules which should help anyone navigate the constantly shifting waters of work. Think of these as the new work rules — our 21st Century Work Rules.

10 Free and Paid Online Resources for Learning Creative Skills
Marketing 5 min read

10 Free and Paid Online Resources for Learning Creative Skills

Whether you’re working as an advertising/marketing professional, freelancing in graphic design, or a hobbyist photographer, there's always something new you can learn in order to enhance your creative skill set. So instead of wasting time on social media or cat videos (my favorite), why not check out these recommended online resources that can help you learn

Telecommuting Leads to Decreased Job Satisfaction (Work Management Roundup)
Productivity 5 min read

Telecommuting Leads to Decreased Job Satisfaction (Work Management Roundup)

Fourteen years ago today, Apple introduced the very first iPod at the staggering price of $399 and basically disrupted the way we purchase and consume music. It may not be hoverboards or "Jaws 19" (sorry, Back to the Future II), but at least we have portable music libraries in our pockets and virtual reality goggles. And

How Big Data Gives You Smarter Insights
Leadership 3 min read

How Big Data Gives You Smarter Insights

As someone once said, the problem with Big Data is that it's... well, BIG. Long before the term exploded into the vocabulary of the general public in mid-2011, industries everywhere have delighted in the fact that Big Data can provide them with much-needed insight. By looking for Big Data both internally and externally, organizations can gain

Presenting: the New Wrike Dublin Office
News 3 min read

Presenting: the New Wrike Dublin Office

The new Dublin, Ireland office officially opened today, October 21st, with a fitting celebration involving Minister of State at the Department of Finance Eoghan Murphy TD, our CEO Andrew Filev, and many guests and neighbors from the Dublin tech community.

Navigating the New Work Rules [Part 1 of 2]
Collaboration 7 min read

Navigating the New Work Rules [Part 1 of 2]

Change is swift. And technology has truly disrupted how we work. At the risk of massive generalization, we've condensed the various ways work has changed and discovered ten succinct work rules which should aid anyone trying to navigate the modern workplace. Welcome to the 21st century!

Using Google Forms Templates for Instant Feedback
Collaboration 5 min read

Using Google Forms Templates for Instant Feedback

Sometimes you just need to get the opinions of other people really quickly. And as they say, “there’s an app for that.” Google Forms is one such tool that gives you a convenient way to create forms from scratch or from templates.

Every Startup Needs a Market: The Wrike Story
News 3 min read

Every Startup Needs a Market: The Wrike Story

Every business needs to understand its market before it builds its products. Startups must provide a solution that no one else is providing, to ease a pain point that is real and relevant. Ideally the solution is so meaningful that customers fall all over themselves to pay for it. In an April 2014 Inc.com article,

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