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I can't help but think this is the perfect way for an out of touch manager to justify staying out of touch. Maybe I'm not thinking of the right use case but per

I can't help but think this is the perfect way for an out of touch manager to justify staying out of touch. Maybe I'm not thinking of the right use case but personal interactions are something that are sorely missed in this day and age. Still a cool product!

maomorales 5y ago
Interesting thoughts - our users are seeing it as a tool to improve their workflows and interactions. Some employees may feel overwhelmed when a manager is reaching every often to ask for a written update, etc - but when it’s an automated assistant it feels more like a process and flow. It’s also more predictable. For example: Many teams use DailyBot for agile/scrum ceremonies, like automating a daily stand-up, a development sprint health check at the middle of the cycle to make sure everything is going well, and perhaps some retrospective meetings every 2 weeks. They don’t stop meeting face-2-face. DailyBot helps gather all that information, it provides analytics and you have an organized record. Then the teams meet to discuss, but everyone will be well prepared and there are notes already to navigate — it makes the interactions more efficient.
ethbr0 5y ago
Nothing is more terrifying than an out of touch manager who decides they want to be more in touch, and reaches for meeting or calls as a vehicle to do so. "Explain everything about everything, daily."
- maomorales 5y ago
  I agree. The ideal situation is when they are on the same page and reach with thoughtful feedback or willing to help.
  - ethbr0 5y ago
    There have been several great pieces (on HN and elsewhere) about the key multiplier to doing remote work effectively has been moving from synchronous communication / processes to asynchronous ones. And it's pretty simple. Why have a fixed time standup when people are all over time zones and work hours? But! All the info from a standup still needs to be regularly captured and disseminated. It just needs to be done async instead of sync.
    - maomorales 5y ago
      Indeed, good asynchronous practices are a key multiplier, and I believe remote teams should invest on establishing these early on. In our case, moving our standups to async was a game changer. DailyBot manages this smoothly, it takes in account each person's timezone, it sends reminders and posts reports automatically in chat channels. And the best part is the web dashboard, you can see organized reports, see analytics like who's the person that is most blocked this week (so the team can help out), see the trend of engagement, and additional info like team morale. With DailyBot, you can download that data in XLS,CSV,PDF, and you can search across reports very easily, on the web, or using the bot. This is is just one of the use cases that users are achieving with our product :)

maomorales 5y ago

Interesting thoughts - our users are seeing it as a tool to improve their workflows and interactions. Some employees may feel overwhelmed when a manager is reaching every often to ask for a written update, etc - but when it’s an automated assistant it feels more like a process and flow. It’s also more predictable. For example: Many teams use DailyBot for agile/scrum ceremonies, like automating a daily stand-up, a development sprint health check at the middle of the cycle to make sure everything is going well, and perhaps some retrospective meetings every 2 weeks. They don’t stop meeting face-2-face. DailyBot helps gather all that information, it provides analytics and you have an organized record. Then the teams meet to discuss, but everyone will be well prepared and there are notes already to navigate — it makes the interactions more efficient.

ethbr0 5y ago

Nothing is more terrifying than an out of touch manager who decides they want to be more in touch, and reaches for meeting or calls as a vehicle to do so. "Explain everything about everything, daily."

maomorales 5y ago
I agree. The ideal situation is when they are on the same page and reach with thoughtful feedback or willing to help.
- ethbr0 5y ago
  There have been several great pieces (on HN and elsewhere) about the key multiplier to doing remote work effectively has been moving from synchronous communication / processes to asynchronous ones. And it's pretty simple. Why have a fixed time standup when people are all over time zones and work hours? But! All the info from a standup still needs to be regularly captured and disseminated. It just needs to be done async instead of sync.
  - maomorales 5y ago
    Indeed, good asynchronous practices are a key multiplier, and I believe remote teams should invest on establishing these early on. In our case, moving our standups to async was a game changer. DailyBot manages this smoothly, it takes in account each person's timezone, it sends reminders and posts reports automatically in chat channels. And the best part is the web dashboard, you can see organized reports, see analytics like who's the person that is most blocked this week (so the team can help out), see the trend of engagement, and additional info like team morale. With DailyBot, you can download that data in XLS,CSV,PDF, and you can search across reports very easily, on the web, or using the bot. This is is just one of the use cases that users are achieving with our product :)