December 12, 2018
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…
December 11, 2018
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…
December 6, 2018
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,…
December 4, 2018
Job descriptions represent an ideal. I have often wondered how people might rewrite the description of their own role — with brutal honesty.
December 3, 2018
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…
November 30, 2018
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…
November 29, 2018
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…
November 27, 2018
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…
November 20, 2018
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…
November 19, 2018
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…