The HeyTaco Blog
Ideas, research, and stories on peer recognition, employee engagement, and building stronger team culture.
Old habits die hard, as the saying goes. There are plenty, from pizza parties to afternoon brain dumps, that make going remote-first sound tough. How do we preserve retention, engagement, and…
Globalizing engineering talent can come with a huge coordination tax. Choosing async communication, defining ownership, and improving documentation have helped growing teams pick up the slack.
A practical guide to employee recognition software for small businesses—what to look for, what to avoid, and which tools fit different kinds of teams.
Autonomy, fewer distractions, no commute. Research says this is what makes remote workers more productive. Yet we’re all familiar with various laws and theories that show how problems increase…
Onboarding, wellness, learning, and more now earn tacos.
Your best performers are avoiding the 3 pm icebreaker session because they fear it will ultimately hurt their performance. The employee who’s in bed halfway across the globe at that time feels left…
Most teams guess whether their recognition culture is working. Here's how to actually tell — with a free index that scores it in a few minutes.
Isolation means objectively being alone or set apart from others. Loneliness is a feeling we can have when we’re involuntarily or unduly isolated.
Ideas sorted by how much time and budget they take — from five-second Slack shoutouts to bigger, planned moments — so you can actually use this list instead of just bookmarking it.
Unlimited recognition points sound generous, but they quietly kill the habit they're meant to build. Here's why daily limits work better — and what that looks like in practice.
The unglamorous work is what we really want credit for. When people notice that, from peers to managers, that’s when we start to trust our surroundings. But remote engineers probably don’t want you…
Remote work’s flexibility still leads many old-schoolers to think it’s easier. They may even classify it as a perk. However, building a durable remote company culture requires more intention,…