Over the past few weeks, we’ve connected with several HR managers to better understand their day-to-day realities—and wow, they are truly superheroes. These professionals manage to juggle five jobs in one, including onboarding new hires, managing engagement, mediating conflicts, supporting growth and development, and guiding off-boarding processes. What stood out most was their passion for helping people, and when the issue of engagement came up it was always met with an eagerness to be doing more.
Some of their biggest challenges lied in retaining top talent, leading dispersed teams without direct involvement, and finding the time to curate meaningful programming. Many expressed how difficult it is to introduce new tools into their already crowded workflows, making holistic, streamlined solutions more important than ever. Additionally, clearly communicating the long-term value of engagement initiatives remains a persistent hurdle.
These insights have shaped how we’re thinking about supporting HR teams with practical, high-impact strategies.
Based on recent conversations with HR professionals, we’re prioritizing features that streamline and simplify user workflows. This means accelerating certain items on our product roadmap to deliver what’s most important, sooner. Coming up: AI assistance, culture-tracking data dashboards, and easy-to-use survey templates. And first, we’re excited to introduce our newly mintedPoints system!
Users can now earn points by participating in activities like updating their profile, playing (and winning) games, and sending or receiving kudos. These points can be redeemed in a customizable enterprise store, where employees can purchase merchandise, HR perks, and exclusive gifts from us at The Weave. By automating key elements of appreciation and connecting them to meaningful rewards, we aim to reduce friction, boost engagement, and deliver value in a way that feels both intuitive and impactful. This is just the beginning as we continue building holistic tools that meet teams where they are.
To us, The Weave has always stood for connection and community. We’re here to bring people together via a shared social fabric. And if you’re a fellow nerd like we are, you might also know “the weave” as the source of magic inDungeons & Dragons. That’s why we love telling people,“This is where the magic happens!”
But, as it turns out, “weave” is a popular name shared by many other businesses. Maybe connection is something everyone’s chasing, which is why we’re here today to start this company! Still, it became clear we needed a new identity that was unmistakably ours.
So, this is actually our final newsletter asThe Weave… because we’re now proud to introduce ourselves as Conello! Conello is a blend of the words, connection and hello. This new name captures our mission to bring people together in meaningful, joyful ways. So, we’re still the same team with the same vision… just under a new name!
