Building a Workplace that Doesn't Suck

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A lightning talk by Cory Miller, founder of iThemes.com and StartupSofa.com, on how to build a workplace that inspires and thus doesn't suck.

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Building a WorkplaceThat Doesn’t Suck@CoryMiller303iThemes.com | WebDesign.com | PluginBuddy.com

I want to build a perfect little playhouse & get my friends to play in it

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If it sucks, change it.

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Happy people work harder.

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Discover people’s strengths and shuffle the batting order accordingly.

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Create mini-entrepreneurs.

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Your team is your extended family.

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Recruit for drive, initiative and ‘fit.’

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Break bread together.

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Ignore the noise.

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Embrace communal living.

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Lead with vision. Inspire with purpose.

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Start your own language.

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Sharpen swords.

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Get dirty.

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Eat dead trees.

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Cut out the cancers.

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Take a roadtrip.

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Have FUN in your playhouse.

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Me & where I play...@CoryMiller303

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