Building Business Culture

1. May 12 & 13, 2016 | Breckenridge, Colorado

2. Our Battle to Build
Culture

3. 2013…Hard Times on the Farm
Retention Rate – 34%

4. OUCH…
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6. So We Tried Some Stuff…

7. But - We Had Bigger
Problems

8. We Were Stuck in Old School SEO

9. Employee +
Management
=
BROKEN

10. Haters Were Gonna Hate…

11. Virtually No Brand or Identity

12. We Didn’t Trust Each Other
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13. Here’s What We Did

14. Got Picky on Hiring

15. Small Teams.
Clear Goals.
Much Happiness.

16. Management = a
Skill
not just a promotion

17. Personal Accountability =
Key

18. Found
Meaning

19. Rewarded
Innovation

20. Decent Perks
Not Just Donuts
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21. Embraced the Quirkiness

23. 2013 : 34%
2014 : 48%
2015 : 87%
Employee
Retention Rates

24. It’s Still a Work in Progress

25. OK We’re Done
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