Why We Built People Work

The Operating System for Tech Leaders

When you started working in tech, you had many tools and IDEs at your disposal. Then you became a manager, and suddenly the landscape of tooling was abysmal. What if you had an IDE for managing your team, to help you with 1:1s, reviews, feedback, and other performance related things? People Work is here to help managers and their teams with the people side of their job.

Strategy

We know that you're tired of checking off boxes; that's not why you took this job. Management is not simply approving vacation time and submitting a review once a year. You want to empower your team through mentorship, intentionality, and strategic transformation. That's what People Work will help you do.

Agency

We want you to have more agency in your position in order to provide the most value to your team and to your own career. We’re helping engineering managers get control of their time and calendars, manage their performance and the performance of their teams, and get their organizations to do the same.

Connection

In the age of AI and layoffs, what makes you most valuable is your humanity. Managers bring people together. People Work will help you grow your ability to influence, collaborate, and navigate complex human systems.

Systems Thinking

People Work can be used by anyone, but our first focus is on Engineering Managers because, as engineers ourselves, we think in systems. We are creating a systems-approach to improving career outcomes and finding greater satisfaction in our work relationships.