All Posts For: Productivity
Oct
3
2012
Highgroove recently ran an experiment: Could we work remotely, and do it well? We thought so, and to test the theory, we rented two houses in Rosemary Beach for a week.
This was no vacation. Our office had been relocated to a new setting, but the same expectations for meeting results applied.…
Sep
17
2012
There are a lot of ways to measure an individual’s work performance. When you think of a manager, perhaps you imagine her stopping by an employee’s office to see if he’s in his chair during work hours, or checking whether he’s spending too much time on Facebook.…
Sep
10
2012
As a developer, I’m always on the lookout for applications to help me work better or keep my focus. I use apps for everything from checking email to instant messaging and updating social networking services, but there are a few applications I use on a daily basis that make my life easier and more productive.…
Jul
24
2012
It is no secret that Highgroove is a bona fide Results-Only Work Environment. As a team, we focus on getting work done and ensuring client satisfaction. When, where, and how we work is irrelevant, because what we care about is the answer to one question: Is the client happy today?…
Mar
27
2012
At Highgroove, I’ve become a stronger developer, consultant, and mentor every day. This didn’t happen on accident! On one hand, Highgroove’s philosophy to provide the best tools possible in the software development industry saves me time because I spent less of it waiting for tests to run and more time analyzing hard problems.…
Feb
21
2012
At Highgroove, we have a personal trainer, Cherri, on-staff and on-site, available twice a week to us, scheduled via appointment slots using Google Calendar. Our personal trainer has been with us since December of last year, and we just added more sessions.…