The Best Workplace - Our Vision

Version 3.1 by Robert Schaub on 2024/03/06 10:08

 

We engage with our users

  • We are aware of who is using our work, our users can be external internal users and teams.
  • We empathize and connect with our users, listen to them, and learn about their needs.

We build networks of empowered teams

  • Teams are self-organized and empowered to make decisions.
  • Employees exhibit entrepreneurial drive, they take accountability for team goals, decisions, and performance and are credited for their achievements.
  • Networks of teams work focused towards a set of shared strategic goals with agreed priorities.
  • We build cross-functional teams consisting of a diverse group of people with all the skills needed to fulfill the team's mission.
  • We build connections and relationships with other teams and individuals.
 

We drive and welcome change

  • We drive change by creating environments to experiment and to explore hypotheses.
  • We welcome changes based on evidence and tested hypotheses.

 

We work in iterations

  • We work in iterations and prefer rather short cycles to be able to make early adjustments and to minimize the risk and impact of errors.
  • We connect with our users and conduct early and frequent feedback loops.
  • We build quality in every increment to avoid the cost of delays, rework, and fixing defects.

 

We are visionary leaders and enablers

  • Leaders provide and align vision and strategy, they inspire, energize, and coach.
  • Leaders create an enabling environment, remove impediments, and empower and encourage teams and people to self-organize.
  • Leaders provide psychological safety and perceive failure and mistakes as a means to continuously grow, learn, and improve.
  • Leaders "Go to Gemba": Leaders go and see how people work to create value, they interact to learn, coach, and support.

 

We practice transparency and build trust

  • We proactively share information with our leaders, our employees, our colleagues, and with other teams and departments.
  • We communicate about our progress but also about our setbacks.
  • We are honest and open about our deficits and needs to improve.