The Status Hero Blog
Articles and resources to help teams communicate effectively, remove distractions, and work better together.
Product Updates
Product Updates Wrap-up
It’s been a while since we let you know about all of the work that we’ve been doing at Status Hero to give you the best possible tool for helping you manage your team by killing meetings, tracking daily goals, and resolving blocking issues. Sorry...
November 10, 2021 7 minute read
Product Updates
Halp!
Today we’re launching the Status Hero Help Center. There are links to it sprinkled throughout the app, but here is the direct link: https://statushero.com/help In it you’ll find quick answers to any questions you may have along with tips for getting the most out of...
August 18, 2021 2 minute read
People & Culture
Monday Routines: Mike Baukes, Co-CEO at Upguard
This is the first installment of ‘Monday Routines’, in which software people like you recount their Monday rituals. The goal is to peer into their day-to-day patterns and habits as they lead teams, collaborate, and deliver great software. Hopefully you’ll discover a tidbit or two...
June 19, 2021 4 minute read
Product Updates
Resend Check-in Reminders
Distractions and notifications are everywhere, so it’s understandable that one of your team members might forget to check in every once in a while. Now we’ve added a way to give them another gentle nudge. To use this new feature, just hit the “Resend Reminder”...
June 2, 2021 2 minute read
Product Updates
Add Reactions to Check-ins
Now there is a new way for you and your team to quickly add feedback to each other’s check-ins: reactions. By now, most of you are familiar with this kind of functionality, which is ubiquitous in social media apps, and now can be found in...
March 15, 2021 2 minute read
Productivity & Estimation
Daily Goals and Software Teams: Why and How
One thing. Per day. People who make stuff, like programmers, writers, and designers, are limited to working on one or two intellectual tasks per day. That’s it. You might hear otherwise from developers on your team, compounding the difficulties of figuring out when you might...
Henry Poydar
February 22, 2021 6 minute read
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