An interesting idea for content generation tools[0]:
First, use a source control software that has an API (e.g. Perforce) and then build all your content generation tools so that they natively interface with source control.
No more worries that junior level artists will lose a week's worth of work when they do a get and stomp all their files.
Of course, all this depends on a tools programmer implementing things well[1] which fortunately, isn't me[2].
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[0] This idea is from a friend of a coworker, I can't take credit here.
[1] We need more hours in the day... or ways to sleep less without getting tired.
[2] Tools development is fine, I just don't like getting sucked down into an unending cycle of "We need this one last feature" when I'm also having to deal with non tools related tasks.