Check marks the spot
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Over at Status Hero, we're rolling out a new feature this week that we're calling "completion tracking." Here's how it works: each time someone on your team checks in, they are presented with a checkbox and asked "did you hit yesterday's goals?" Simple, right? The powerful bit is that in addition to check-in data, Status Hero will now provide quantitative goal completion tracking for your team (see the sneak preview above) without adding any more complexity or project management overhead. Feedback welcome!
Leadership & Management
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We all don't know what we are doing...
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Less Than Serious
The software engineer’s guide to asserting dominance in the workplace
A handy first-week guide to becoming the alpha of your new workplace.
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