When Sabrina joined catworkx in 2018, she was one of three people doing everything from making coffee to writing invoices. Today, she manages global partnerships for a 260+ person company across multiple time zones. But here's the twist: there was no playbook for building partner management from scratch.

In this episode, discover:

• How to categorize and filter hundreds of vendor requests using revenue, installs, and Forge strategy
• The art of managing relationships when your colleague is in Brazil and you're in Germany
• Why introverts need special meeting strategies (and how to implement them)
• The challenge of giving away responsibilities as your company scales
• How "trash TV" became an unexpected stress management tool
• Building bridges between business units in a global organization

Perfect for: Partner managers, growing companies, anyone navigating the Atlassian ecosystem, or professionals managing vendor relationships

Guest: Sabrina, Global Partner Manager at catworkxHost: Björn Falke

Topics: Partner management, vendor relationships, Atlassian ecosystem, team scaling, global collaboration, meeting culture

What happens when you abandon all meetings and go fully asynchronous? Kit Friend, Global Change Maker of the Year and Atlassian Champion, reveals the surprising results of his radical experiments at Accenture.

In this episode, discover:

• Why LEGO blocks might be the best meeting tool you've never tried
• The lonely truth about async collaboration (and how to fix it)
• How to make AI meaningful for 800,000 employees
• The "toilet architecture" principle of office design
• Why measuring "fun" beats traditional KPIs

Kit shares candid insights from managing global teams across impossible time zones, the unexpected power of visual collaboration, and why Gen Z might be better equipped for the AI revolution than we think.

Perfect for leaders, agile practitioners, and anyone tired of soul-crushing meetings.

Guest: Kit Friend, Global Atlassian Partnership Lead at AccentureHost: BjörnTopics: Future of Work, Team Collaboration, AI Transformation, LEGO Serious Play

📍 TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro: The Award-Winning Rebel03:54 Community Over Commands11:20 The Async Scrum Experiment15:28 Why Loom Can't Replace Human Connection18:26 The Toilet Architecture Principle30:36 Killing Meeting Preparation37:13 Change Management at Scale59:17 LEGO Serious Play Deep Dive1:03:40 Gen Z vs Millennials in the Workplace1:16:00 The Four-Day Work Week Reality1:26:31 Making AI Meaningful1:32:53 Fun as the Ultimate KPI

🔥 KEY INSIGHTS:✅ The exact async workflow replacing daily standups✅ How LEGO blocks unlock introverted brilliance✅ Why preparation might be ruining your meetings✅ The surprising way to make AI adoption stick✅ What "toilet architecture" teaches us about collaboration

📚 RESOURCES:

• LEGO Serious Play (Open Source): [link]
• Book: "Rebel Ideas" by Matthew Syed
• Book: "Coaching Agile Teams" by Lyssa Adkins
• Tool: Napkin.ai
• Atlassian Team 25 Recordings

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🎯 ABOUT THIS EPISODE:From HipChat to AI-powered workspaces, Kit's journey showcases what happens when you prioritize human connection over rigid processes. Whether you're managing a team of 5 or 50,000, this conversation will challenge everything you think you know about collaboration.

Join Björn Döhler in conversation with Katharina Alt, Head of Atlassian Services at Seibert, as they explore the challenges of leading distributed teams across multiple countries while navigating the rapidly evolving Atlassian ecosystem.

In this episode, discover:

• How Seibert transformed from 110 to 500 employees across Germany, Austria, Denmark, France, and the US
• Strategies for managing distributed teams without a playbook
• Why meeting people in person still matters in a remote world
• Navigating cultural differences in business communication (and why Germans are "too direct")
• The shift from technical consulting to business process management
• How AI is revolutionizing cross-cultural communication
• Building relationships through Loom videos and async communication
• Lessons learned from merging with four Atlassian partners
• Why the increasing complexity of Atlassian tools creates new opportunities
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From managing 100+ daily chat messages to integrating teams across different cultures, Katharina shares practical insights on thriving in constant change. Learn how Seibert adapted as Atlassian evolved from a "cozy" company to a global enterprise, and why there's no one-size-fits-all playbook for distributed teams.

Perfect for: Team leaders, solution partners, and anyone navigating organizational growth and digital transformation.