We doubled down on the objectives module following a first upgrade at the end of July to make objectives easier to track!

1) New objectives indicators

Admin and managers now have indicators in their dashboard to quickly (i) see how many team members have objectives, and (ii) what is the status of objectives in their organization or team

2) Simplified workflow to archive objectives

An objective can now be archived in one click. You will be able to record the level of attainment on a goal attainment scale. Archived objectives can be accessed in the “Archived objectives” tab.

3) Comments on objectives

Comments are now available on objectives status updates to help users follow up directly in Popwork.

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We have released a series of improvements to help team members better leverage Popwork data when answering questions.

Team members can now access their action items, which is particularly useful when answering the achievements, priorities or challenges questions.

More broadly, team members can now access all their past answers in the side panel accessible in a single click.

We have also the design of the progress bar and show tips more clearly below each question.

Other improvements:

• Clicking on Popwork logo now redirects team members to their workspace
• Several responsive improvements have been made to buttons and labels

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Since June 2023, you can connect Popwork with your Google Calendar and add recurring Popwork rituals into your calendar.

We have now fully synchronized Popwork and Google Calendar : Moving Popwork events in your Google Calendar is reflected in Popwork and invitations and reminders to answer questions will be sent at the right time.

For instance, if you move your next 1:1 meeting from Thursday 10:00am to Monday at 09.30am, Popwork will invite your team member to prepare the meeting on Friday, not Wednesday.

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Popwork has successfully completed Cybervadis third-party risk assessment in August 2023.

Popwork was rated Silver with a score of 900/1,000 which demonstrates a “mature” cybersecurity level.

This cybersecurity credential also validates the strength of our security strategy and represents an additional proof of how our Management and Information Security Systems meets the highest standards in terms of cybersecurity and data protection.

Customers can now leverage Popwork CyberVadis report and scorecard to reduce their supplier due-diligence burden.

If you’d like to know more about how we manage information security, please consult our different resources.

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We have made a series of improvements to help users access upcoming rituals.

Due rituals are now clearly highlighted in a blue box at the top of your workspace.

If you want to visualize upcoming rituals for the coming weeks, you can load them by clicking the “Upcoming rituals” button at the top of your workspace.

Other improvements:

• Next meeting dates can now be moved to today in ritual settings
• Ritual titles are now clickable to ease access to ritual settings
• Fixed a bug regarding “new answers” notification in the left menu
• Fixed a bug which was placing ritual on Saturdays or Sundays

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As a manager, sharing feedback on your team members’ answers is crucial.

Therefore, we have made feedback simpler and quicker for managers on Popwork. We have also restored the possibility to add talking points ahead of conversation for managers.

We have also enabled Android compatibility on this feature. Popwork is now fully mobile optimized for iOS and Android devices.

Other improvements:

• Added the possibility to delete a feedback
• Feedback or talking points can now be added to a ritual by the manager even before answers are received
• Comments and quick reactions now appear below answers

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We've just improved the Objectives module on Popwork to give you more flexibility and make objectives tracking easier!

Say goodbye to objectives that are defined at the beginning of the period and then forgotten! With this new stand-alone ritual to reflect on objectives’ status, teams increase significantly their chances of achieving them.

It’s super simple to get started:

1. Define clear objectives for each team member
2. Set the status update frequency (quarterly, monthly, weekly, …)
3. Plan the first review date soon
4. Discuss and monitor the progress made (achieved, on track, behind, at risk, …) and repeat!

Other improvements:

• Reworked how the rituals are ordered and displayed to make it simpler for team member and manager find which ritual should be completed or reviewed
• Fixed an issue when adding a team member and syncing it immediately with Google Calendar
• Improved how ritual reminders work and now vary upon the ritual’s frequency (eg. on a ‘quarterly’ frequency team members will be reminded two weeks before whereas on a ‘weekly’ frequency this will be only one day before)

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

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You can now answer Popwork questions on your Android phone. Popwork is now optimized for desktop and both iOS and Android smartphones.

We have also added a completion bar at the top of each ritual to bring further guidance to managers on the steps the actions they need to take when they receive answers. The steps to complete are as follows:

1. Answers received
2. Answers read
3. Feedback done
4. Actions added

Last but not least, you can now navigate within action items with your keyboard and add a new one hitting Enter.

Other improvements:

• We are now asking the company size on sign-up to offer a more personalized onboarding
• The changelog now opens directly the chat when clicking on “Product updates” instead of a new tab
• Slack notifications text and images have been optimized for the Slack mobile app

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

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Something you might like if you are a team member: answers are now saved in real-time while you type on Popwork. This means that you can’t lose a draft answer even if you close the tab by accident or navigate within previous answers.

When synchronizing Popwork and Google Calendar, managers have now access to loader to visualize in real-time meetings being synchronized.

.. and a series of other improvements:

• Renamed “My teams & rituals” by “Team settings”
• Removed the possibility for non admin manager to invite managers
• Fixed an issue when removing a calendar sync
• Fixed few small visual issues in buttons behaviors and input fields

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

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We are mid-year! It’s the perfect time for managers and team members to reflect on the first half of the year and plan for a great second half of the year.

That is why, we are excited to introduce a new management ritual on Popwork: Performance & Development conversations! This new ritual will enable managers and teams members to reflect on their achievements and performance and agree on development goals.

We know that mid-year reviews can be stressful and boring. Popwork will make them simple and meaningful. In one button click, managers can set up this new management ritual from their Team settings and choose the frequency (quarterly, biannual or annual).

It works the same as 1:1 meetings. Before the conversation, team members answer a few questions designed by management experts.

Managers can then prepare for the discussion and share feedback. At the end of the conversation, managers and team members agree on actions that will help them improve and grow.

It’s that simple.

Other improvements:

• Improved the layout of My profile page
• Fixed an refetch issue after enabling Slack integration
• Fixed a translation issue in onboarding

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

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