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Webinar on June 12: Effective Hybrid Work – Research Findings and Management Tools

Effective hybrid work—what does research tell us about leadership, learning, and collaboration? A tension is evident in the public debate: employers want people back in the office in the name of learning, collaboration, and brainstorming, while...
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Does it feel like there's tension in the team, but no one is saying anything?

Disagreements are a normal part of work, but underlying friction can drain your team of a tremendous amount of time and energy. When trust , the focus shifts from the actual work to feeling on edge and worrying about things. This...
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HTJ Streamlined Internal Collaboration Using SmoothTeam

The construction firm HTJ employs over 200 specialists, about half of whom work on infrastructure projects across Finland. When teams and supervisors are physically spread out, daily interactions and peer support...
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Fredrik Rönnlund: It was a pleasant surprise that SmoothTeam does not assign colours to people

Fredrik Rönnlund serves on the boards of several technology companies. He specialises in growth marketing, and participated in the SmoothTeam simulation as part of the board work of the Future Board Association of Young Board Professionals. I am sceptical about analysing people...
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Veera Ekuri, Auramarine: Rapid growth simulation brought people together and made working methods visible

Auramarine specializes in fuel supply systems for the marine industry. The company has its headquarters in Finland and a subsidiary in China. Both employ approximately 65 people. The Finnish office focuses on product development, design, sales, and...
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Katri Mannermaa, Satakunta Welfare Region: 'SmoothTeam is a platform for community-based learning'

In the challenging environment of the welfare regions, amidst constant pressure for change and hustle and bustle, Katri Mannermaa, Work Community Manager of the Satakunta Welfare Region, looked for more effective ways to support collaborative learning than traditional training. The SmoothTeam simulation demo immediately attracted...
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Pinja Lähteenmäki, Kempower: SmoothTeam builds trust and communication in the face of constant change

Kempower designs, manufactures and sells fast charging equipment and solutions for electric vehicles. The company has grown rapidly in recent years and this growth has been reflected in the constant change of teams. The...
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Veritas activates its staff to develop a feedback culture with SmoothTeam

Starting point: the need to embed feedback in everyday work Veritas identified the need to develop feedback dialogue when staff wanted more feedback on their own work in staff surveys and the concept of peer feedback was unfamiliar....
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Riikka Mankki, OP Southeast Finland: 'SmoothTeam has been a fruitful tool in the merger process'

OP Southeast Finland, officially known as Southeast Finland Cooperative Bank, is the fifth largest cooperative bank in the OP Group. We offer banking and insurance services under one roof, as well as real estate brokerage services for OP Home. As a workplace, we want...
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Kirsi Leskelä-Kelkka, LähiTapiola: "SmoothTeam stands out as a team development method"

The LähiTapiola Group serves its customer-owners in matters of insurance, investment and savings. Our core mission is to help our owner-customers secure their lives and businesses through comprehensive and proactive safety, health and financial services. At LähiTapiola...
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Bringing humanity to work: new SmoothTeam addition Linda Stenholm-Dia

Linda's responsibilities at SmoothTeam include sales and customer relations and, of course, business development. Find out more about what Linda is passionate about and what her goals are for SmoothTeam, and see what...
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What can workplaces learn from Duudsone?

My son wanted to watch The Doodys came to the house. I was very sceptical, but after watching a couple of episodes I saw a certain genius in it! The show is not primarily about...
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How to team up so that everyone is comfortable (including the leader)

Team building, team building, team bonding, improving team spirit: the beloved child has many names, and it is not always so beloved, because this side of leadership is not always easy....
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New simulation: tense situations

Conflicts and tense situations are a normal part of working life. In good and effective teams, people sometimes disagree. The key is how we deal with tense situations. Disagreements and conflicts...
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Kalmar uses SmoothTeam as a SaaS service

Kalmar provides cargo handling solutions and services for ports, terminals, distribution centres and heavy industry. We use SmoothTeam in our software development unit with approximately 160 employees. We act as game leaders ourselves. Simulations lead to new conversations...
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