The Status Hero Blog
Articles and resources to help teams communicate effectively, remove distractions, and work better together.
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
Newsletter
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
Newsletter
Deploying on Fridays
Good morning! Are you deploying today? It’s Friday, and here in the U.S., it’s also a long holiday weekend. Over the last decade or so, I’ve noticed roughly two outspoken camps when it comes to deploying changes on Friday afternoons like today. First, you have...
Henry Poydar
July 1, 2021 2 minute read
Productivity & Estimation
Everything You Need to Know About Standups
Whether you're new to standup meetings or just looking to make them more effective, we've got you covered.
Mihir Patel
June 23, 2021 9 minute read
Productivity & Estimation
A Comparison of Waterfall and Agile Methods
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of Waterfall and Agile methods so you can choose the one that's right for your team.
Marie Starck
June 22, 2021 8 minute read
Newsletter
NASA, Apollo 13, and Continuous Integration
Good morning, Most of our blog posts use images from NASA’s image archive instead of the usual stock images used in tech or workplace articles elsewhere. These images are in the public domain and often contain a story unto themselves. This is one of my favorites. In...
Henry Poydar
June 17, 2021 2 minute read
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