Every business has its own unique needs and processes. And in order to understand all the work happening across teams, you need to capture specific details in a…
Profit sharing is not common in most privately held tech companies. Why? Well, it is pretty simple. For starters, most of these companies are not making any profit. (It…
Raking leaves. Folding laundry. There are always those tasks that simply must get done — but most of us do not get especially excited about doing them. Why? Well, for me,…
Job descriptions represent an ideal. I have often wondered how people might rewrite the description of their own role — with brutal honesty.
The first day of work can feel a lot like the first day of school. You are filled with excitement — ready to take on a new challenge and meet new people. But if you are…
Kindness, effort, and integrity. As hard-working immigrants from Sicily, my parents instilled these values in my sister and me. They emphasized the importance of…
It is often important to view master features (what you may refer to as epics) and features together in a single view. We know that it helps to see how individual work…
Powerful people do not work well together. At least, that is what one study suggests. Researchers concluded that when working in a group, powerful people underperform and…
It has been another terrific year at Aha! — I am grateful. Grateful for our team’s growth and that our product is solving a very real problem for more than 600,000…
When is the last time you expressed gratitude to a co-worker? I am not talking about a quick “thanks” in an email. I am talking about taking a moment to tell them why you…
