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WorkPatterns — The modern manager's toolkit: 1:1s, feedback, & recognition
WorkPatterns guides agenda collaboration for all your meetings & converts decisions to action items for accountability. As work is completed, notifications increase alignment without disruptive pings. Assistants reinforce management best practices.
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Dan O'Connell
Has been a game changer for us since going fully remote. Previously we were relying on GDocs for 1:1s which looks, feels, and acts like an archaic system now that we're using WorkPatterns. WP is just a great product; it works, it's fast, it's well designed, and the team acts on feedback. It's been great. Our teams / individuals / managers love it.
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@dan_o_connell3 Thanks Dano! It's been awesome working with you and your feedback and insights have been invaluable. You have an awesome team over there at Dialpad!
This product is awesome! It's much better than the monitor post-it system that I'm used to!
I'm curious as to how customizable the 1-1 flow is in the app is. 1-1s with direct reports might be more deliverable focused, whereas 1-1s in middle management may focus on career development, strategy, and other less "checkmarkable" things.
@david_huie1 Ha, the old monitor lion's mane of post its :) You're absolutely right, and we've designed the product with that in mind. We have features like "recurring discussion topics" to help you check in on longer term development/strategy topics, but also have action items with clear ownership and due dates for more tactical things. We also have purpose built flows for feedback and recognition that are specifically designed for career development. Hope that helps!
I’ve enjoyed how simple to use this is, especially for building 1:1 habits with the team, which include all the pre-work & follow up processes.
@aross17 Thanks Alex! It's certainly a unique moment in time. Hopefully it helps people prioritize these management principles even as things stabilize.
I used this at my previous employer to replace our 1:1 in Google Docs. I like the simplicity of the product & it helped me stay in sync with my boss.
@jonathan_choi3 That's a familiar story Jonathan. 80-90% of the time we replace a Google Doc and people don't look back :)
It's hard to be a great manager and leader without the proper tools and structure. Glad to see what workpatterns is building.
Thanks for hunting our product and for all you do in the PH community @pollock
Hi there Product Hunt!
Over my career, I've struggled personally with growing from an individual contributor, to a manager, and eventually an executive (most recently President and CMO at AdRoll/NextRoll.)
Some things I didn't know and had to learn along the way, and some things just didn't come naturally, so I let them fall between the cracks. I had top-down performance management tools instrumented by our HR team, but they weren’t designed to help manage the day-to-day.
So 2 years ago @dmitriskj , @noah_duncan2 & I joined forces to build WorkPatterns — a toolkit for guided 1:1s, team meetings, feedback, recognition, and all the things a manager needs to thrive in a dynamic work environment.
As 2020 kicked off and teams found themselves in an indefinite ‘WFH’ environment, it was clear that our vision for the future of work accelerated by several years.
Since then, we’ve worked closely with early adopters who were intentionally seeking a tool like ours, and we’re so grateful for their feedback. Now, we’d love your feedback PH community!
Here are some things we’ve added recently:
- New onboarding flow for easy setup
- Asynchronous video messaging to build connection and to avoid the misinterpretations that come with chat and email
- Integrations with Slack & MS Teams
- Calendar integration to improve the timeliness of meeting preparation
- Integrations with almost any video conferencing software to start meetings directly from your workspace
Some things coming soon:
- Goals!
- Asana & Jira integrations
We’re offering a 30 day free trial of our premium product tier with no credit card required, and you can keep using the free version of the product indefinitely. So feel free to give it a risk-free run by creating an account, let us know what you think, and fire away with any questions!
Big fan of the product Especially in the current environment having tools that help our employees stay connected and stay productive is critical!
This product has really helped streamline my teams organization and comms since going fully remote!
@griffin_camper1 Thanks man! And thanks for being an early adopter and providing all your feedback.
@mrosoff Thanks for your support! We started on the path of building WorkPatterns long before working remotely became an indefinite reality for us all. That said, it's definitely become a need to have for so many distributed teams.
@mrosoff thanks for the kind words. This is definitely a challenging period & we're humbled to be helping them operate effectively.
Before Workpatterns, we were emailing our meeting agendas as word documents. Now, there's no need for that! It's all included in the app and so much more :) what a great product! Can't imagine work life without it
@blakemycake Great to hear that it’s helped! Please let us know if you have any feedback.
@nazankurticlp thanks! let us know if you want to schedule a demo/walk through!
Investing in the future of work for yourself and your team is as important an investment I can think of today given the trying times the world faces. Trying to reconfigure your systems and processes for the ongoing changes between all remote , on or off prem , or most likely a constantly evolving hybrid of both on and off prem work with various team members at any time can be a challenge. I’d strongly recommend getting aboard with WorkPatterns to help navigate these changes and ride the waves to better productivity.
@adam_gold1 Thanks Adam! Organizations are definitely going to need to evolve the tools they use alongside operating structures that will be different and rapidly evolving going forward. We hope we can be a part of helping forward thinking companies adapt.
@jason_abu_aitah1 Great! The product is designed to be intuitive, but we're happy to provide a demo if you hit any snags.
Love using the system within our company and highly recommend. Great especially for early stage startups
@cgherb thanks for your support! The product becomes even more valuable as you start scaling your startup.
I heard of WorkPatterns just as our company went fully remote in March 2020. It's simply and beautifully built. Serves a clear need and addresses an unfilled vacuum in my workflows. I feel it makes me a better manager of people.
@easom_nathan It’s been awesome working with you Nathan. Had a great call with Maya this morning and we look forward to rolling out more broadly. Thanks for being our champion!
Timing couldn't be more perfect with the transition to remote work. Additionally, there are so many moving up in the workforce, and in charge of managing people for the first time - great toolkit to being an effective manager and leader.
@viviancheng11 Thanks Vivian. First time managers are definitely a key persona for us.