COMPANY FEATURES AND VALUES
Seminar 2


Synergistic company culture
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Company culture

Company culture
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•interpersonal relationships
•work environment
•vision clarity
•leader authority
•organizational structure
•level of formality
•benefits
•work/life balance

Elements of culture:
Elements linking you to the current company.
Symbols – logo (Google), meme, colour (of t shirt that the employees need to wear), motto/slogan
(Just do it).
Values – shared values in the company through all the levels – relationship to the environment,
openness
Heroes – people who other people are following, a leading person, you want to work with them – Jim
Spohrer for Service Science, people in the company that are setting good examples to be followed
Rituals – official or unofficial (but should be related to work), motivating people to stay in
synergy, stay together – Monday meeting or company retreat
Company factors:
-Interpersonal relationships - what are the interpersonal relationships in the company and how are
they supported
-Work environment – closed offices, open space
-Vision clarity –  every company needs to have their vision, it should be clearly communicated to
all employees, everyone should understand where is the company going, vision should be shared
-Leader authority – they are formulating the vision, they need to be able to convince employees to
follow their ”orders” – accept and understand the solutions, follow this methodology
-Organizational structure – often underestimated in startups, the structure needs to be clear –
e.g. when I have a problem, who should I consult it with?
-Level of formality – wearing ties, calling the CEO by first name – linked to authority of the
leaders and vision of the company
-Benefits – depends on the philosophy of the company and the company management - more holidays,
lunch money, multisport card
-Work/life balance – very important, all is linked to this, the needs can change during live (kids,
hobbies, travelling) – does the company support work life balance? – important point for people
with families: home office

TASK 1



Company features
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TASK 2



Culture elements part 1
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TASK 3



Culture elements part 2
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