Many leaders in the HR industry believe that employee rewards is about general employee well-being. One leader put it this way: The primary objective of any employee rewards and recognition program is to keep employees happy, motivated, and engaged. In recent years, organisations have realised the importance of making gamification
* Section 1: Introduction * 1.1 How to read this post * Section 2: An illustrative treasure hunt of net/http - documented in the order of discovery * 2.1 Example: Exploring the Golang “net/http” library * Why Golang? * Why the “net/http” package? * A quick run through the commit history * Commit
We evolved several ideas for Hexmos Karma starting from a simple peer voting-based activity tool to a more sophisticated expertise-weighted voting ecosystem. Insights from economy, baseball sabermetrics, politics, philosophy, and existing data have made their way in our research. Karmashastra is the soul of Hexmos Karma we are currently developing
I previously discussed building quality engineering tools as a group. This post will outline certain programming habits I found helpful over the years. Individual excellence is a crucial factor for the quality of the group. Being a developer is not a simple matter of one’s ability to write working
Why do people work in teams? What roles do arguments play in teams? This might be intriguing to hear, How collaboration and arguments are related! Why should arguments happen while collaborating? Doesn’t collaboration mean working together? Usually when people have a similar goal, vision, purpose they collaborate and thrive
Introduction A psychological definition of risk Human groups and corresponding cultures can be split into three types based on the willingness to accept the possibility of painful consequences in pursuit of what they want. Risk is measured prior to taking an action in pursuit of goals. The various risk profiles
Human beings appeared on earth 5 to 7 million years ago. One of the major factors which differentiated humans from other animals was their ability to cooperate. It is mainly cooperation and working together as a team that has brought humans from ape-like creatures to be able to create and
Great engineering tools boost the forging of high-quality technology products. As engineers, we enjoy using various tools that enhance the productivity of our day-to-day operations. We rejoice in the power yielded to us for building technology - be it for ourselves or the world. Curiosity is one of the three
What is Hexmos Karma? Hexmos Karma is an expertise-weighted voting system evolved for benefiting the participants of the Software Industry. Hexmos Karma helps org members vote on other org members on a day to day basis. The system benefits both employers and employees with raising standards in hiring, learning, social
At Hexmos, we uphold three primary virtues - Curiosity, Audacity, and Consistency. I strive to expand my skills and knowledge continuously. Over the years, I acquired my taste towards a few - programming, history, music, and philosophy. Occasionally, I invest my time acquiring knowledge and experimentation on an impromptu basis.
From the very inception, Hexmos’ members have been keen to study the world and its history to build up a reliable foundation of what is usually called common sense. Of the many loosely-related ideas and concepts deployed on a day to day basis at Hexmos, the following is my own