Values
- 🎢 We are open-minded and highly adaptable.
- 💯 We act with integrity.
- 👁️ We provide clarity.
- ⚖️ We are smart about balancing difficult trade-offs.
- 🤩 We collaborate with passion.
Principles & Guidelines
Below are some examples to help you see the values in action and give you some guidance to help you take action.
🎯 Taking decisions
The success of a company is the sum of decisions it takes. Thus, be deliberate on decision-making and help one another to take better decisions. Here are a few guidelines that can help:
- Understand whether a decision is type 1 or type 2.
- Type 1 decisions are not reversible, and you have to be very careful making them.
- Type 2 decisions are like walking through a door — if you don’t like the decision, you can always go back.
- Ask knowledgeable people for help if you are uncertain whether something is T1 or T2.
- Most decisions are type 2, take them fast. A decision taken is better than no decision.
- Type 1 decision need more people, perspectives, and information — take your time.
- Be open to be wrong.
- Challenge and accept other decisions, but don’t be obnoxiously aggressive.
- Take time to reflect upon your decisions.
- Document type 1 decisions.
💬 Giving Feedback
Giving and receiving feedback is the key to personal growth. Giving feedback is not easiy, though. Here are a few principles on how to give good feedback.
- Get directly to the point and give feedback right away.