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Just some quick notes/thoughts on tracking happiness :)
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##Some quick thoughts on tracking happiness I've done this with a couple of teams. I've used Mercury App and Google Forms.

Some things I've learned from this:

  • Setting expectations is important - we're going to have good and bad days - that's okay. That's human.
  • It's important to PAY ATTENTION and HONESTLY AND OPENLY discuss the reasons we're happy / unhappy. (make sure there's room for notes)
  • It's important to remember balance - making one group happy can easily make another one unhappy. Be mindful of the impact of our actions in a larger context!
  • IMO, as with all metrics, this is one the team should own.
  • This definitely takes discipline. It's easy to forget to track things. Try and set a calendar reminder (or similiar) to take 5 minutes or so and keep this habit.
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@DocOnDev might have some good insights on this as well. He gave a really great talk at CodeMash last year on some of his experiences with gathering metrics like this on teams.

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