The HeyTaco Blog
What we’ve learned from 10 years and 46 million tacos about helping teams feel appreciated.
You assumed that the first virtual happy hour you ever attended would be your last. We were all surely headed back to the office next week. Or month, or year.There was an expiration date on those…
What’s the difference between a $10k recognition platform and the teammate who starts every standup with, “Great news, we’re still employed!”?It’s that the teammate is more likely to be worth the…
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” The famous quote reminds us that all of our plans and programs ultimately collapse without supporting values and habits. The same is true when discussing pure…
When Doug and I started Amazing Teams in 2023, I secretly hoped someone would hand us the recipe.
This past summer, we surveyed 279 administrators at 232 organizations. More than 100 respondents mentioned collaboration and mutual support as key to their company cultures.
Get your 10k steps in? Whether it’s a personal goal or a company challenge, you should feel proud. But employee retention and a strong company culture hinge on a different kind of wellness.
Teams with fewer than 50 people should aim for a 35% participation rate in voluntary team-building. But what if you have 10 team members?
You’ve been checking the oven every two minutes to see if dinner’s ready, but you forgot to turn the oven on. This is a lot like attempting to improve engagement with surveys instead of looking at…
Preboarding was paperwork. Now it’s on to the “watch and learn” stage of onboarding, where new hires sit on the sidelines and wait to fit in. They only want to do well at their jobs. The company…
Eight years of data from 5,000+ teams shows why you should celebrate giving, not receiving, and what keeps recognition going.
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.