The Status Hero Blog
Articles and resources to help teams communicate effectively, remove distractions, and work better together.
Leadership & Management
Making Time To Act Deliberately
As a leader, making time to act deliberately, plan long-term projects, and prioritize problems that need to be solved are among your most important functions. Neglecting them will harm your team much more than being a little slow to respond to emails and messages.
Karl Hughes
August 10, 2021 8 minute read
Newsletter
Respect and Ping Pong
Don't kill office perks. But take care of the management fundamentals first.
Henry Poydar
August 6, 2021 2 minute read
Leadership & Management
Signs You Might Be a Bad Manager
Are you a bad manager? Learn to spot the behaviors that signal you might be, while you still have time to correct them.
Sabine Wojcieszak
August 3, 2021 11 minute read
Productivity & Estimation
Comparing Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Methodologies
There are multiple Agile approaches available to use, but when and how to use them depends on your product, team, and goals.
Linda Ikechukwu
July 27, 2021 11 minute read
Leadership & Management
Making Remote Team Building Fun
On remote teams, it can be tough to build camaraderie, trust, and psychological safety. The goods news is there are many fun ways you can bring your team closer and build relationships, even while remote.
Malte Stoever
July 20, 2021 7 minute read
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How Does Your Framework Make You Feel?
Over the years, I’ve been a part of many decisions (and lively debates) around the choice of software development libraries, tools, and frameworks. Many variables feed into these decisions, but more often than not, they are all quantifiable: integration costs, licensing costs, training costs, support...
Henry Poydar
July 16, 2021 2 minute read
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