Blue Margin Culture Code

1. Blue Margin Culture Code

2. At Blue Margin, our commitment to
culture is deliberate.

3. Great culture allows us to do our best work.
It motivates us, directs us, and inspires us.
Our culture is perpetual – it is always
changing, always evolving.
Each team member is not only a part of our
culture, they help further it.
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4. Why care about culture?

5. We want our
company to
succeed just as
much as our
employees.

6. Here is what we are about …

7. Our Mission
Make your business smarter.

8. Our Three Values …

9. Be Transparent
Be Positive
Be Efficient

10. Be Transparent
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11. Be Transparent
• Make sure each person has clear visibility into the company’s
performance, and into their individual progress and goals.
• Provide transparency even when it’s expensive to do so; it’s almost
always worth it.
• Be transparent with others. Be transparent with yourself.
• Dome make decisions without data.

12. Be Positive
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13. Be Positive
• Envision and proactively speak in terms of positive results.
• Avoid complaining – it’s never productive.
• When you fail, fail productively.
• Honest encouragement trumps negative pressure.

14. Be Efficient
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15. Be Efficient
• Don’t just try to outwork problems, cut-through to the efficient solutions.
• Do the most important things first; focus on results, not just hard work.
• Delegate. Trust others to do a good job, even if they do it differently.
• Keep things simple; simplicity is a competitive advantage.

16. PERKS
work

17. Work Perks
Appreciation Cards
Did your co-worker go out of his/her way to do something fantastic? If so, we want
to recognize it. We give each other appreciation cards to great places like Starbucks
and Amazon.com. We think generosity needs to be deliberate.
Flexible Work Environment
We are committed to working hard to produce great results for our clients. We
believe there is an “X-Factor” to working as a team, in-person, in the same office.
We also know results can be achieved anywhere, at any time. So, we are flexible in
our approach to work and support our employees to achieve balanced work
options.

18. Accountability Sync
All Blue Margin employees participate in a weekly Accountability Sync.
We nixed the idea of an annual performance evaluations – mostly because we
don’t think they’re helpful.
Accountability Syncs allow us to touch base, provide transparent feedback (both
directions), express joys or frustrations, and get it all out in the open.
They keep us moving forward, limits frustrations, and nearly eliminates office
politics.

19. Blue Margin Community Works
We are committee to giving back to our community, so much so that we pay our
employees to volunteer.
Every month, we set up opportunities to engage with the community. This
initiative allows for 2 hours of Paid Volunteer Leave (PVL) for every employee,
every month.
It also rewards employees who complete 12 hours of community service in a 6-
month period and 24 hours within a calendar year, by donating $100 for each
milestone reached to the charity of the employee’s choice.

20. PERKS
health

21. Health Perks
Health Insurance
All eligible employees can participate in one of our company health care plans,
including vision and dental. We contribute $250 a month to your plan.
Coverage also includes a gym membership reimbursement.
Vacation
Vacation is an important part of your well-being. We all work best with mental
clarity, and sometimes that is only achieved with time off. So, take it. We want you
to!

22. Health Perks
Free Kindle Books:
Expanding your brain, that is a healthy
habit, right? We think so.
We will pay for 2 Kindle books every
month on any topic related to
professional or personal development.
So get reading. And then share your
knowledge with all of us!
KNOWLEDGE = POWER

23. Why we love working here

24. “I love working at Blue
Margin because I get to
be around great people
and I am always
learning!”
- Sadie Henry, Engineer