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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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Age Discrimination is Everybody's Problem
Leadership 7 min read

Age Discrimination is Everybody's Problem

Age discrimination is very real for large numbers of the working population in any country. How do you deal with it as a leader?

Spend Less Time Working & More Time Learning (Work Management Roundup)
Productivity 3 min read

Spend Less Time Working & More Time Learning (Work Management Roundup)

It's Friday, dear readers. The week's best work-related and productivity-centered reads await you in our Work Management roundup! Some of the most interesting links this week talk about how working less (and learning more) will lead to more satisfaction with your life. Curious? Read on! Why We Should Spend Less Time Working, and More Time Living

Why Are Habits Important for Productivity?
Productivity 3 min read

Why Are Habits Important for Productivity?

Productivity is simply a matter of choosing to work smart every day. Ask successful people their productivity secret and they’ll typically say it’s consistent daily habits. But what exactly are habits, and why are productive work habits so difficult to form? Our short Slideshare tackles these questions in 14 slides, sharing input from neuroscience, psychology, and business

Timeline Snapshot: Share Project Plans and Status with Anyone
News 3 min read

Timeline Snapshot: Share Project Plans and Status with Anyone

Wouldn't it be so much easier if you could simply show clients, partners, and colleagues an up-to-date project timeline instead of manually preparing reports? Well, great news: now you can!  Today we released the Timeline Snapshot. You can take a picture of your project plans on the Timeline and instantly share it with anyone via a

Top 5 Things That Stress Workers Out (Work Management Roundup)
Productivity 3 min read

Top 5 Things That Stress Workers Out (Work Management Roundup)

It's Friday, friends! Which means there's a week's worth of good reads waiting for you here in the weekly Work Management roundup! This week we bring you links to articles that will help you excel in the workplace. The 5 Things That Stress People Out the Most At Work (Inc.com): Stress is a common roadblock to

How to Use Wrike for Content Planning
Marketing 5 min read

How to Use Wrike for Content Planning

It is crucial to plan ahead so you always have ideas at the ready. It's even better if you have finished and recyclable content pieces that can be published at a moment's notice. That's the purpose of this blog post: to walk you through a three-part process for planning out your content in advance of deadlines and sudden needs.

3 Crucial Keys to Creative Project Management
Project Management 5 min read

3 Crucial Keys to Creative Project Management

If you think overseeing creative projects and supervising creative teams is the same as managing a project with software developers or a manufacturing crew, you may want to think again. Every group has its own quirks and unique concerns that must be taken into consideration if you're going to be an effective leader. Below are the three crucial keys to successfully managing a project with creatives.

Would Your Company Survive a 6-Hour Workday? (Work Management Roundup)
Productivity 3 min read

Would Your Company Survive a 6-Hour Workday? (Work Management Roundup)

It's Friday, which means it's time for the weekly Work Management roundup! And since it's the first Friday of October, it's also National Manufacturing Day. So, just a little aside: kudos to all who build and manufacture goods and services here in America. Anyway, this week we have compiled links to articles that will help

Top 10 Add-ons for Adobe Premiere
Marketing 5 min read

Top 10 Add-ons for Adobe Premiere

For video professionals, Adobe Premiere Pro is one of those powerful tools that allow you to bring a vision to life onscreen. And Premiere Pro gives users a large assortment of add-ons that can help expand your options for editing and compositing your videos. Here are the top 10 most useful and most popular Adobe Premiere Pro add-ons, both paid and free.

Stop Procrastination by Understanding the Underlying Emotions (Work Management Roundup)
Productivity 3 min read

Stop Procrastination by Understanding the Underlying Emotions (Work Management Roundup)

It's Friday, which means it's time for the Friday Roundup. But even better, it's September 25th, which also happens to be National Comic Book Day! In honor of that, we present to you the latest batch of links to articles that will make you a superhero in the workplace, at home, and yes, they'll even

Age Gaps & Toxic Startup Culture — a Book Review of Disrupted by Dan Lyons
Collaboration 5 min read

Age Gaps & Toxic Startup Culture — a Book Review of Disrupted by Dan Lyons

Author Daniel Lyons recounts his year spent in startup hell (technically, marketing automation startup HubSpot) and his story is equal parts LOL and WTF. It’s a fascinating peek behind the scenes of a growing company as well as a scathing commentary on startups in general.

10 Deadly Signs Your Culture is Toxic
Collaboration 7 min read

10 Deadly Signs Your Culture is Toxic

But just as you can build a healthy company culture by injecting meaning and mission into your daily grind, you could also ignore it totally, decide not to fight for it ... and watch how the bullies and less desirable elements take over and turn the workplace into a toxic arena of one-upmanship and verbal takedowns. Here are 10 warning signs to watch out for. Nip it in the bud — if you care about your company.

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