Popwork's changelog

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)

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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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Planning meaningful 1:1 meetings on Popwork just got much easier with our Google Calendar integration!

Simply connect Google Calendar in your Team settings and your 1:1 meetings on Popwork will be added and synchronized with your and your team members' calendars. From the calendar invite, participants will get direct access to Popwork to prepare for the meeting.

Please note that this new integration is currently in beta testing and under review by the Google team.

Finally, if you are using Microsoft Outlook, an integration will be available soon. Stay tuned!

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

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You can now reset your 1:1 meeting questions with the initial Popwork template at any time.

As Popwork lets you customize the check-in questions for your team, it’s always useful to be able to access the Popwork template validated by management experts.

Currently, we are also working on adding new management rituals including Performance & Development conversations. Stay tuned!

Other improvements:

• Added loader state on several action buttons
• Improved the design of several input and select fields
• Changed the name “1:1 check-in” for “1:1 meeting” for further clarity

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

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We have just released one of our most requested features! Now, you can receive Popwork notifications in Slack, and disable email notifications if you like.

To connect Slack go to Settings > Integrations and click on “Connect”. Then go to Settings > Notifications to choose your notifications preferences.

This Slack integration is the first step towards better notifications and alerting. We would love to hear your feedback!

We are also planning to integrate Popwork with Teams in the coming months to offer the same feature to our Microsoft users.

Stay tuned, as we are currently finalizing another important integration: Google Calendar!

Other improvements:

• Fixed a visual bug in the feedback section
• Homogenized menu icons across the app
• Automatically remove empty lines when saving answers or feedbacks
• Improved header of my profile settings page
• Allow team members to edit answers even after it was read by their manager, marking answers as “(edited)”
• Other small visual improvements

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

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We have made a series of visual improvements to bring further clarity in how rituals are displayed in the workspace.

Most notably, we have simplified 1:1 meeting dates on Popwork as we are now only showing the meeting date in workspaces. This makes it much easier to plan, prepare and follow up on 1:1 meetings.

Now, team members are also automatically redirected to their workspaces after sharing a check-in. This will give them direct access to their previous answers, open action items and feedback from their manager.

Finally, it is also now possible to deactivate and activate 1:1 rituals for your team. This will be particularly useful when we add more ritual templates.

Other improvements:

• New team members now appear instantaneously in the left menu of managers when added to the team
• Fixed an issue when setting the 1:1 meeting date for today
• Fixed an issue when adding yourself as the owner of an objective
• Fixed an issue when adding a custom question during the onboarding
• Improved the dropdown on the sign-up page
• Made small design improvements to the left menu

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

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Managing a team is not easy and more and more managers are asking us for management advice.

This is why we are introducing in-app management tips. These short videos will give you practical tips to level up your management skills: sharing efficient feedback, running a 1:1 meeting, following up after a conversation, analyzing your team’s KPIs…

You can expect more management advices and insights on your team in the coming weeks. This is key to our strategy to turn Popwork into the smart assistant for managers and teams.

If you want to access all our management resources, you can always access our Popwork management Academy.

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

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Over the past few weeks, we have made important progress towards our ambition to cover all key management conversations.

We are now able to create any type of templates and will soon be adding a first one with a “Performance & development conversation” which is one of our most requested features. Managers will be able to choose new quarterly, biannual or annual frequencies for this new management ritual.

Let us know if you are interested. We would love to hear your feedback.

Other improvements:

• Added an explanation video in manager’s onboarding
• Improved manager’s onboarding experience on mobile

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

The Popwork team 🤟