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mindwok • yesterday at 11:51 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

I've become pretty cynical of company principles and values. My experience of this is that it's usually an exercise of leadership getting together and coming up with a bunch of things they wish they were, then putting them on the wall as if it makes them true. In reality though it's really hard to make these things true.

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mooreds • today at 12:29 AM

> In reality though it's really hard to make these things true.

Yeah, the best example I saw of this was:

   * a small company (under 50 employees)

   * a very deliberate values gathering process across all the employees, not just senior leaders

   * performance reviews and spot bonuses tied to values sightings

   * regular review of how the values fit with current efforts
Just like anything else with a group of people, it takes a lot of work to get it right. Inertia is powerful.
smoyer • today at 12:38 AM

It's especially funny when a two or three person company writes something like this ... But it's perfect if you want to be a consultant to a major university.