We have shipped one of the most requested features!

You can now add a due date to an action item. Simply hover over the action and click on the clock that appears on the right to select a date. When this date expires, it will appear in red to alert you.

Another addition, managers now also have access to all their team’s action items from one tab. To access those, simply head over to the Action items tab in your team menu.

Other improvements:

• Reduced loading time by 5 on the User & roles tab - this should benefit to Admins of large companies when editing their user base

If you’d like to know what we’re building next, check our product roadmap.

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We have added a new dashboard to help Admins and Managers make sure everyone has defined objectives and track their progression status at all levels of the company.

This dashboard also provides visibility on the average number of objectives per person and the list of employees with no defined objectives.

Admins can access this new objectives dashboard from their Company menu (Dashboard) and Managers from their Team menu (Analytics).

Other improvements:

• Added the possibility to comment on objectives status
• Improved loading times by 25% for companies with large number of employees
• Clarified what happen when a user is removed by an Admin
• Made several small improvements to the monthly digest sent to account Admins

If you’d like to know what we’re building next, check our product roadmap.

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Admins now have access to mood and workload insights and their evolution at individual level. This is particularly helpful to understand the trend behind mood and workload scores.

However, please note that detailed answers remain only visible by the manager and team member themselves to preserve trust and confidentiality.

Other improvements:

• Replaced the tag “🥵Very busy” by “🥵 Complicated” in the mood question to avoid the overlap with the workload question
• Fixed the text area auto-expand on the mood and workload question
• Added a "All done" status in the manager's notification area
• Fixed a bug enabling team members to send a reminder to themselves
• Added a button to access deleted users from the Users & roles settings
• Added an error message for Admins trying to delete themselves
• Removed error message when deleting managers
• Added a pay wall for suspended accounts because of payment issues
• Fixed a small bug with the feedback area going into draft mode with no reason

If you’d like to know what we’re building next, check our product roadmap.

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New dashboard for managers

Managers now have access to a brand new dashboard providing them visibility on their own perimeter, that is to say their direct reports and everyone under them

The same way, Admins can do it at company level, Managers can drill down their own org chart and visualize key metrics on mood and workload as well as the number of 1:1 meetings completed by team members and feedback given by managers.

This will help Managers to monitor and understand the evolutions of these key metrics for their own perimeter and get alerts on people at risk.

Improvements to the user admin console

We also did a series of improvements to make user management on Popwork more straightforward.

From their settings, Admins are now clearly notified with a red callout when there is an “action required” on specific users. A required action can be assigning the user a role, giving them a manager or simply deleting them.

Admins can also filter users by role (manager, team member, admin) or search users with our search bar

Finally, we have improved the Admin workflow to create users.

Other improvements:

• Added a quick reaction “🔥 In progress” to help teams flag items currently being handled
• Fixed a visual glitch with the help button in the manager onboarding
• Fixed an issue with the drawer when editing a question

If you’d like to know what we’re building next, check our product roadmap.

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Every start of the month, Popwork Admins now receive a snapshot of their company key management indicators straight in their mailbox.

They get an overview of mood and workload levels as well as the number of one-to-one meetings completed over the past month.

To dig further, Admins can open their full company dashboard where they can browse across teams, understand the evolutions of these indicators and get alerts on employees at risk.

We also fixed a few calculations regarding:

• the average calculation of feedbacks
• the number of people within each perimeter
• the consolidated score at company level

Other improvements

• Adjusted the scale of the evolution chart which was sometimes truncated
• Reduced the loading time of perimeter breakdown in the company dashboard
• Fixed issues with notifications not displaying properly in the team dashboard
• Fixed the company dashboard menu which was not responding on mobile
• Fixed a bug on ritual due date still showing while answers were shared

If you’d like to know what we’re building next, check our product roadmap.

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Managers can now send a friendly reminder to ask one of their team members to answer an upcoming ritual. This reminder comes on top of the usual reminder schedule automatically sent by Popwork.

To send a reminder, managers only need to click on the Options button on a ritual card and click on “Send a friendly reminder”.

Last but not least, we made a series of small improvements as detailed below.

Improvements to the company dashboard:

• Improved the layout of the company dashboard recap table to help better differentiate between perimeter and individual scores
• Added the scores of the manager as an individual to the company dashboard
• Fixed an small double counting issue in the calculation of perimeter indicators
• Added a redirection to the team dashboard when clicking on the Team switch in the menu

Improvements to the team members workspace:

• Added labels at the top of ritual card to help users better visualize if a ritual meeting has completed answers, feedbacks or action items
• Made visual improvements to the timeline display to help users better differentiate past, current and upcoming rituals
• Display the objectives status in the timeline only when it has been updated
• Do not display the meeting time if the calendar has been unsynced
• Fixed an issue causing duplication of rituals when editing the ritual date on the day of the meeting
• Fixed an issue causing a bug when adding a new member to a team

If you’d like to know what we’re building next, check our product roadmap.

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This week we have enriched the company dashboard with a brand new tab on management practices.

Admins now have visibility on the number of 1:1 meetings completed by team members and feedback given by managers.

They can also drill down their organization visualizing metrics for their overall company, specific teams or individuals. Colors are here to help users quickly visualize where issues are:

• Bad = < 0.5 / month (light red)
• Average ≥ 0.5 / month (light green)
• Good ≥ 1.0 / month (green)

Finally, Admins benefit from proactive alerts on management practices as they have access to a list of team members not completing any 1:1 meetings with their managers.

This new set of management indicators will help companies roll-out and monitor management practices across their organization. More insights on objectives will be added in the course of January. Stay tuned!

Other improvements:

• Added a visual confirmation in company settings that the Company template has been edited
• Fixed a bug on sorting of archived objectives, now sorted by archive date rather than due date
• Modified the wording of “read-only” access for “guest” access
• Fixed an issue with guest workspaces still showing in the menu after they were archived

If you’d like to know what we’re building next, check our product roadmap.

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Popwork admins now benefit from our brand new company dashboard.

This new dashboard enables you to monitor key engagement metrics, their evolution and automatic alerts.

Furthermore, admins can now explore their organization right in the dashboard visualizing metrics for their overall company, specific teams or individuals.

In a nutshell, the new company dashboard enables you to:

• Visualize key metrics on mood and workload
• Explore metrics across your company, teams and employees
• Leverage alerts to identify areas of improvement

Below is a short video from Johann introducing these updates.

More insights will be added early in January, including 1:1, feedback and objectives indicators. Stay tuned!

Other improvements:

• Fixed a small bug when updating the frequency of a 1:1 meeting during the manager onboarding
• Added the date of the last update on top of rituals customized at Company level
• Added the possibility to revert Popwork template instead of the Company template
• Added the possibility to edit and delete a comment
• Fixed an inconsistency in the workload on the manager recap table
• Fixed an app performance issue when opening Popwork

If you’d like to know what we’re building next, check our product roadmap.

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Admins can now visualize and edit the management rituals available to their managers.

Popwork templates are a robust basis used by thousands of teams, but you may want to customize them to fit perfectly with your company culture.

As an Admin, to visualize these rituals and the template question, simply go to Company > Rituals & trainings.

To customize these management rituals for your company, click on the “Talk to an expert” button and a Popwork expert will get in touch with you to consult and configure the best rituals for your company together with you.

For each template, you will be able to:

• Add, edit or remove questions
• Lock important questions
• Change the recommended frequency

Note that managers will still be able customize rituals for their own teams, including:

• Add, edit or remove questions (that are not locked)
• Choose the best frequency for each of their team member

Other improvements:

• Fixed several bugs related affecting the synchronization of Outlook calendar events
• Improved the user experience when saving ritual frequency and calendar changes
• Fixed a small bug in the default due date when creating an objective
• Improved the user experience when adding a comment or a quick reaction

If you’d like to know what we’re building next, check our product roadmap.

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Since a few weeks, managers and team members can share access to their workspace with other users such as dotted-line managers or N+2.

Now, users that are given access can not only read answers but also:

• Are notified (via Slack or email) when they are given access
• Are notified (via Slack or email) when team member shares answers
• Can comment on answers, feedbacks and action items
• Have full access to the team member’s objectives

Other improvements:

• Microsoft login button is now more visible on the sign in page

If you’d like to know what we’re building next, check our product roadmap.

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