20. SCH SF
G R O W T H : Tw o n e w o f f i c e s : S c h e n e c t a d y & S a n F r a n c i s c o
21. • 97% of employees are proud to work at Quirky
• 94% of employees have or would work over
a weekend to complete a project
• 90% of employees often talk about Quirky
• 85% of employees are motivated by Quirky’s
culture
• 31% reduced attrition
T H E R E S U LT S A R E I N …
22. Best Places to Work 2015
Employee’s Choice Award | Companies Under 1,000
#8
23. WE’RE ON A MISSION TO CONTINUE
MAKING INVENTION ACCESSIBLE.
31. CULTURE
ANSWERS THESE
QUESTIONS
• What is our mission / What are
we passionate about?
• How will we serve our clients
and customers?
• How will we work together as a
team?
• How will I contribute as an
individual?
• How do we communicate
internally and externally?
• What do we celebrate / How do
we celebrate?
• How do we overcome
obstacles and conflict?
• How do we move forward?
• What types of policies should
we implement?
• What does our office
environment look like?
37. BUILDING
CULTURE
DO
• Understand what your current
culture is
• Define what you want your culture
to be
• Make sure your mission, vision,
and values honestly reflect what
you want your culture to be
• Clearly communicate what you
want your culture to be throughout
• Make sure it’s believed and practiced
from the top down
• Measure the state of your culture
• Hold everyone accountable to being
a culture fit (Recruitment, performance
management, etc.)
38. BUILDING
CULTURE
DON’T
• Ignore it!
• Hire employees who aren’t
a culture fit
• Create bad managers
• Forget about learning and
development opportunities
44. RULES OF HUMAN
INTERACTION
DO DON’T
• Attend team
meetings
• Weekly 1 on 1 with
HM
• Encourage a process
with HM/Team
interaction
• Run and hide
• Rely on e-mail
• Assume things
• Over promise
48. “The right interaction, technology
and analytics will help you become
a recruitment strategic business
partner”
49. REMEMBER!
• There is always a culture
• Everything affects culture
• Start thinking about your Culture Brand
• Building a culture of engagement makes good business
sense
• Be a strategic business partner
• Human interaction, Analytics and Technology
51. References
1. Sorenson, S. (2013, June 20) How Employee Engagement Drives Growth.
http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/163130/employee-engagement-drives-
growth.aspx
2. ERC. (2013, March 6) Workplace Culture: What it is, Why it Matters, and How
to define it. http://www.yourerc.com/blog/post/Workplace-Culture-What-it-Is-
Why-it-Matters-How-to-Define-It.aspx