How to create a fantastic work culture: “Values, accolades, mission, process — all of it needs to have the culture at its core to be effective.” with Matt Erickson and Chaya Weiner
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12 min readJul 10, 2019
We need to stop thinking of “perks” as “culture.” The rise of the tech industry gave rise to the idea of culture, but as a trend. “Look at their culture: unlimited time off, open work spaces, bring your pet to work days…what a great culture!” But these are just features of the workplace — they do not add up to a “company culture.” You can paint rust whatever color you want — it’s still rust. Companies need to understand that a culture is the intrinsic value that inspires the workforce to be there and give the best of themselves. Values, accolades, mission, process — all of it needs to have the culture at its core to be effective. Then if you want to throw a ping pong table into the mix for a bit of fun, go…
