Power of Company Culture

Exploring the transformativePower of Company Culture

Katie Laird@Blindsdotcom // @happykatie

The ‘real’ Blinds.com

Let’s talk about…

• What does it mean?Culture, mantras, paradigm shifts

• Recruiting + onboardingHaving a blast from the start

• Employee engagementHow to keep the party going


Culture

What do you value?


• Crowd source!• A new vocabulary• Post it• Reward it• Breathe it

Is it in your blood?• Organic• Democratic• Multi-faceted• Consistent• Nurtured• Celebrated


We put it in writing!


What’s your mission?We make buying blinds onlinesurprisingly easy and exciting.


Recruiting + Onboarding

Job hunt gone social• Go where your

community is• Social spreads fast!• Job listings are

marketing pieces• Job fairs are fun


The interview process


First days kind of suck(and first impressions count)


CUPCAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!

A top secret Blinds.com mission


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Drive back in time


Know where you come from…

… to know where you’re going.

A scavenger hunt to remember


• How many Stephanies do you work with?• Who’s wife won a national cooking show?• Where do we turn our team into stars?

Engagement matters

Train like it’s going out of style


Coaching and face time

• Daily coaching• Weekly 1:1’s• Chance encounters• ‘Actual’ open doors

Celebrate together


Better than you thought you could be


Create some super heroes

“Every day you act as if you own this business in all that you do. Today, I’d like to make it official… you now ALL own the company and

I couldn’t be happier.”

Jay SteinfeldCEO, Blinds.com@BlindscomCEO

Test often and…

A quick recap!

• Make it mean something• Experiment without fear• Go geeky with recruiting• Enjoy the ride!


Be nice, stay engaged + have fun

Katie Laird // PR [email protected]

@Blindsdotcom +@happykatie

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