January 31, 2017
You Do Not Need a Chief Happiness Officer
Nap pods. Stairs replaced with slides. A full-size Ferris wheel. No, I am not talking about an adult arcade hall. These are all real (and over-the-top) ways companies try to keep…
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January 31, 2017
The New Normal for Your Engineering Teams
I still remember the chaos of my first job. A new team with new challenges. Facing critical work decisions for the first time. But there was something else that added to the chaos…
January 27, 2017
My Name Is Ashley Hamilton — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
“Do you have any hobbies?” This is a hard question. Over the years, my curious nature has led to paddleboarding, knitting, gardening, speaking Italian, and most recently, the…
January 26, 2017
You Deserve Workplace Freedom
I love being outside. Just last week I went snowshoeing with some friends in Yosemite. But when I told a colleague about my trip, she wrinkled her nose. Snowshoeing? No thanks.…
January 24, 2017
Just Launched! — Aha! Starter Product Roadmap
Amazon set the record last month for the world’s fastest delivery — 13 minutes. Now that is fast. Want to build your product roadmap in less time than it took Amazon to set that…
January 24, 2017
Just Launched! — New and Improved Aha! Navigation
We just launched the new Aha! Starter roadmap — the fastest way to build a visual roadmap. (If you have not checked it out yet, you should.) Whenever we deliver new functionality,…
January 23, 2017
Sorry, Boss — But Your Apology Stinks
It should be simple. But there are many ways to screw up a perfectly good apology. There is the over-apology — as if saying “I’m really, really sorry” carries more weight. There is…
January 20, 2017
My Name Is Molly Jane Quinn — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I was dreaming about Aha! long before I knew it existed. Let me explain. It was a cold night in December 2014. I was at a cookie party — you know the kind, where you bake dozens of…
January 20, 2017
12 Questions Smart Marketers Ask to Find the Perfect Job
Corporate. In one word that was my workplace culture three years ago. I was working at a top 10 SaaS company, supporting $400 million in annual revenue. We were big in every sense…
January 17, 2017
Will Your Legacy Mindset Fail You?
“The epitome of power.” I recently read an article in Harvard Business Review that proclaimed this was why we should care about building a legacy. It gave me pause. The word…