The Gang of 4 Productions Ltd document outlines their company culture and values. It discusses:
- The importance of courage for creators.
- Their vision to create an exceptional company culture that inspires employees and leads to success.
- Their mission is to entertain, challenge, and engage through stimulating thought and creativity.
- Their values including being bold, enterprising, innovative, and excellence-driven.
- Their operating guidelines focus on teamwork, respect, responsibility, and making work fun.
- Their approach is to be "positively different" through outsourcing, treating people as intelligent humans, and playing a positive role in society.
As companies compete to find — and keep — skilled staff, creating and maintaining an appealing company culture can go a long way when recruiting and retaining employees.
The cultural environment is not only the core of daily life in the workplace, but it also helps establish your brand identity.
Before constructing — or improving — the cultural tone of your brand, be sure it’s not only consistent and identifiable but also easy for your team (and new hires) to embody. Explore five vital steps for building an enduring company culture.
Looking ahead to small business success? For more tips on creating a meaningful company culture, visit the Staples Small Business Hub: https://www.staples.com/content-hub.
As companies compete to find — and keep — skilled staff, creating and maintaining an appealing company culture can go a long way when recruiting and retaining employees.
The cultural environment is not only the core of daily life in the workplace, but it also helps establish your brand identity.
Before constructing — or improving — the cultural tone of your brand, be sure it’s not only consistent and identifiable but also easy for your team (and new hires) to embody. Explore five vital steps for building an enduring company culture.
Looking ahead to small business success? For more tips on creating a meaningful company culture, visit the Staples Small Business Hub: https://www.staples.com/content-hub.
ROI Online is a new-age internet marketing company that revolves around a core set of values and beliefs. Our culture code is implemented internally within our organization as well as through our customers.
The success of any business depends on attracting, engaging and retaining the right people.
Want to hire the best talent? "Posting and praying" isn't enough.
Take a page from the marketer's playbook and learn to apply marketing fundamentals to making the best hire.
Guerrero Howe's mission is to recognize, promote, and develop great executives. To do that, we've built a philosophy and set of core values that govern everything we do. This presentation highlights how we put our philosophy into action and recognize individuals who embody Excellence, Positivity, Initiative, Collaboration, and Fun.
Within People - How culture helps you growWithin People
21st century business has evolved from believing “people are an asset” to understanding that it is how people work together that creates value. We wanted to find out what might be stopping leaders from seeing the importance of culture. And uncover common stories across the world where leaders have found ways to grow a culture - that grows a business.
Ten Principles For Bringing Out The Best In Self And OthersPeter Adebi
The most ennobling, innovative, and profitable of human accomplishments often result from the efforts of people who strive to reach their full potential. The Ten Principles® is about helping you and your employees to maximize your potential. When carefully implemented, the principles will significantly improve performance and results in your organization.
In this seminar, you will learn:
Why your organization should focus on eliciting the best in employees
The ten timeless principles for bringing out the best in self and others
The ten dimensions of the role of leaders in eliciting the best in others
A step-by-step guide for operationalizing each of the principles
How best-practice organizations elicit superior performance from workers
Proven approaches for accessing and developing employees’ true strengths
Best practices for sustaining high performance
Who will benefit from this seminar?
Executives, HR professionals, directors, managers, supervisors, executive/business coaches, trainers, organization development practitioners, and all other leaders stand to benefit immensely from this seminar.
What is included?
Audiovisual presentation – Text, audio, video, charts, pictures and other graphics are used to explain concepts and practical steps that you can immediately apply in your workplace. Feature presentation is designed in PowerPoint.
Audio files – You can make an audio disc from these files or load them to your iPod.
Audio script – The scripts for the audio presentation are attached.
Presentation in PDF – Presentation is also attached in PDF format.
Learning aids, forms, templates, handouts and other resources.
Author contact information
Visit www.starleadership.us
ROI Online is a new-age internet marketing company that revolves around a core set of values and beliefs. Our culture code is implemented internally within our organization as well as through our customers.
The success of any business depends on attracting, engaging and retaining the right people.
Want to hire the best talent? "Posting and praying" isn't enough.
Take a page from the marketer's playbook and learn to apply marketing fundamentals to making the best hire.
Guerrero Howe's mission is to recognize, promote, and develop great executives. To do that, we've built a philosophy and set of core values that govern everything we do. This presentation highlights how we put our philosophy into action and recognize individuals who embody Excellence, Positivity, Initiative, Collaboration, and Fun.
Within People - How culture helps you growWithin People
21st century business has evolved from believing “people are an asset” to understanding that it is how people work together that creates value. We wanted to find out what might be stopping leaders from seeing the importance of culture. And uncover common stories across the world where leaders have found ways to grow a culture - that grows a business.
Ten Principles For Bringing Out The Best In Self And OthersPeter Adebi
The most ennobling, innovative, and profitable of human accomplishments often result from the efforts of people who strive to reach their full potential. The Ten Principles® is about helping you and your employees to maximize your potential. When carefully implemented, the principles will significantly improve performance and results in your organization.
In this seminar, you will learn:
Why your organization should focus on eliciting the best in employees
The ten timeless principles for bringing out the best in self and others
The ten dimensions of the role of leaders in eliciting the best in others
A step-by-step guide for operationalizing each of the principles
How best-practice organizations elicit superior performance from workers
Proven approaches for accessing and developing employees’ true strengths
Best practices for sustaining high performance
Who will benefit from this seminar?
Executives, HR professionals, directors, managers, supervisors, executive/business coaches, trainers, organization development practitioners, and all other leaders stand to benefit immensely from this seminar.
What is included?
Audiovisual presentation – Text, audio, video, charts, pictures and other graphics are used to explain concepts and practical steps that you can immediately apply in your workplace. Feature presentation is designed in PowerPoint.
Audio files – You can make an audio disc from these files or load them to your iPod.
Audio script – The scripts for the audio presentation are attached.
Presentation in PDF – Presentation is also attached in PDF format.
Learning aids, forms, templates, handouts and other resources.
Author contact information
Visit www.starleadership.us
Individuals who design their lives by intent are more likely to achieve the things they want than those who do nothing, while naively just hoping for the best.
The less time you spend trying to figure out what the next best step is, the more time you can spend actually making progress towards your goal.
You don’t have to figure that out on your own. Let's start your success journey.
WHY US?
1 We believe that everyone in this world has the right to live a life of dignity, prosperity & peace.
2 We believe that if nurtured correctly, people can achieve that to live great.
3 Lies are never challenged.
4 People don’t have someone trustworthy to come alongside and grow them.
5 People don’t know their true potential.
6 People are not curious and hungry to learn.
7 People don’t understand why they should change.
Ideas are worth very little without a culture to guide the selection of talent and a big, bold vision to attract and unify the team. Human capital is what separates great from good companies – which is why establishing a strong culture to attract and retain the right people, while unifying them behind an inspiring vision and mission is essential to any significant venture.
Culture evolves from a collective belief and core set of values, and there are 10 guiding principles we drive our business decisions with. Here they are:
Packback Culture Deck: Our Purpose and ValuesJessica Tenuta
At Packback...we're curious about curiosity.
We started our business as college students several years ago. As students, the cost of textbooks felt like the BIGGEST issue in education. And don’t get us wrong…textbook prices are a HUGE problem, (like a 7 Billion dollar a year problem in the USA alone). But over years of building this startup, we’ve gotten a glimpse at the bigger picture.
We realized that the key to "improving education", is not some massive overhaul of the system. And it's not just about making things cheaper.
The real problem we realized we wanted to work on was leveraging technology to create a greater focus around specific epistemic curiosity back into the classroom by empowering students to ask effective open-ended questions about their course material.
Somewhere along the way, the real "why" behind education has gotten lost. Many companies have cropped up focused solely on graduation rates and test scores, rather than creating more thoughtful minds. We've become focused on helping more students get "A's" in class, rather than curiosity and empowering our students to ask "Why?"
Packback's Brand Purpose is to awaken and fuel the lifelong curiosity in every student. Not just college students; not just on campus; and not just in the US. We want to be the home for curiosity on the web for every lifelong learner.
This presentation contains our brand purpose, our manifesto, and the 6 operating values we use to coach, make decisions and give feedback at Packback. Our goal in defining our culture was to create the roadmap to success as a company, and as an individual team member, as explicit and unambiguous as possible.
Our brand purpose is our ultimate filter for all business decisions at Packback. Our values are our team operating system. If we are living our purpose and our values, we know that we are heading together in the right direction.
"Culture is simply a shared way of doing something with passion."
We like to think outside the box and we believe in the importance of lateral thinking to create unique and innovative solutions.
Experimentation and innovation stem from an approach that does not stop at technology but looks at the result, the discovery of trends and the ability to imagine the potential.
This is our #ForwardThinking
1. The Gang of 4 Productions Ltd
“Company Culture Document”
G A N G O F 4
2. G A N G O F 4
The Company Credo
The Importance of courage as a creator
By the Pyschologist Donald MacKinnon
“The most salient mark of a creative person, the central trait at the core of their being is, as I
see it, just this sort of courage. It is not physical courage of the type that might be rewarded
by the Carnegie Medal or the Congressional Medal of honour, although a creative person may
have courage of this kind too. Rather, it is personal courage, courage of the mind and spirit,
psychological or spiritual courage that is the radix of a creative person:
• The courage to question what is generally accepted:
• The courage to be destructive in order that something better can be constructed:
• The courage to think thoughts unlike anyone else’s:
• The courage to be open to experience both from within and from without:
• The courage to imagine the impossible and try and achieve it:
• The courage to stand aside from the collectivity and in conflict with it if necessary,
The courage to become and be oneself.”
3. G A N G O F 4
An Introduction from the Co-Founders
When Ryan and I initially set out on this journey we had a passion and a dream to create a company like no other.
Our vision was to create something truly special, and unique.
This meant doing something different and most importantly creating a climate and culture where all involved
would be rewarded, excited, learn and most importantly have fun working with us.
Our intent and initial vision was not just to build a company but one that is admired, envied and copied in equal
measure. Given this we also understood that to achieve this, we needed to create a culture and climate that
ensures we constantly improve and enhance our approach and behaviours to stay ahead of the game.
To do this we passionately believe it means changing the 20th Century archaic approach to management and how
many companies are currently run. It is about truly valuing, respecting, and supporting all our team members and
partners to ensure a real “Creative Company” ethos and mentality. In return it is about, when able, to properly
reward those that help us achieve this vision.
Namely, a company where people can fully utilise their talents, work along side other, highly talented people and
work in a way that is inspiring and very rare to find in business.
Our philosophy is based on a “relatively” simple formula;
A Powerful Vision + A “Positively Different” Approach + An Exceptional Company Culture = An Amazing, Truly
Motivated Team = A Brilliant Product + An “Iconic Brand” = Sustainable Long-Term Profits = a Bright and
Profitable Future, to all who made it happen.
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
Helen Keller
A very warm welcome, to “The Gang of 4 Productions” Company Culture document.
4. G A N G O F 4
Company Mission, Vision & Values
Mission;
To entertain, challenge and engage, via stimulating thought, debate and creativity!
Vision;
To add “Tangible” value added, via an exceptional company culture and a “Positively Different” approach to
business ensuring a sustainable and exceptional results driven company.
This will be achieved via a true spirit of partnership, an ethical approach and a fair rewards system for all and any
partners who help achieve this vision.
Also via our ideas and approaches we intend to have a lasting and positive impact on society.
Company Values
Bold - Go big or go home.
Enterprising - A challenge is an opportunity.
Leadership - Because only by example can we expect others to follow.
Inventive - Always looking for new and better ways.
Entertaining - Because all the world’s a stage.
Visionary - Help make the world a better place.
Excellence - Because second best is never enough.
5. G A N G O F 4
Operating Guidelines
As a new start up with huge ambitions, we hope the following “Operating Guidelines”
act as a “Lighthouse” in how we operate on a daily basis, as well as ensuring we
constantly challenge ourselves and the business world via continued improvement to
make this company an exceptional success.
Our fundamental core philosophy is to be “Positively Different” in all that we do.
This means we will constantly strive to find better ways of doing business, to not only
ensure we always provide a truly exceptional and differentiated product/and or
service to our customers but to create a company culture and climate that anyone
and everyone involved with us loves. Therefore ensuring people not only want to work
with us, but deliver their utmost best.
6. G A N G O F 4
Operating Guidelines (Cont)
All for One and One for All.
For us this is the bedrock of how a company should be run, namely real teamwork, when applicable and
logical, with all united and working together in order to ensure the sustainable success of the company.
Speak out and be heard.
In order to ensure the above it is crucial that we have a culture and clear understanding of being able to
discuss anything and everything in a constructive manner.
Diversity of thought = Respect, tolerance, understanding and support.
We believe that the greatest companies are ones where individuals are valued for who they are, and
what they are. We also fully accept that our company needs and wants, people with differing
personalities, approaches and skill sets.
Treat others how you wish to be treated yourself.
We believe that intelligent human beings deserve to be treated as “Intelligent human beings.”
Therefore anyone and everyone that works for or with this company deserves and will be treated as
such all we ask is to be treated as such in return.
Responsibility yet shared accountability.
We expect and trust our people based on their expertise to just do it! However we also hope that any
key decision taken is shared prior to implementation with the team when appropriate, thereby ensuring
the combined depth and breadth of knowledge and input appropriate to the decision.
7. G A N G O F 4
Operating Guidelines (Cont)
We only accept “Good” compromises.
We do not expect or believe that any major decision has to be completely agreed by all. Based on
experience we are more than aware that this too often results in a decision adapted to gain
“consensus” but sadly one that fails to deliver truly positive results.
And, And, And, not But, But, But.
It is always easy to kill any idea stone dead with negativity. This is especially true when challenging
traditional norms or conventions. All we ask is that people try and build on any idea in a positive fashion
rather than dismissing it out right. Based on this we believe we will all be amazed at where this
approach could potentially take us.
No Blame, No excuses.
To underpin our whole ethos we have to accept as a given that we will either collectively or individually
make mistakes. As the saying goes “If you went skiing today and didn’t fall down, you were on the
wrong mountain.” Therefore we promise and expect the following;
A No Blame Culture: If you try something, and it goes wrong, cool. We will all learn from this to not
make the same mistake twice.
No Excuses: In return for the above, we will not accept, a ‘cover your ass’ mentality. If you seek excuses
or attempt to pass the buck because of an error of judgment, nobody gains. Make a mistake, ‘fess up,
learn and we all move on.
It’s got to be fun.
As, stated, we want to create a truly exceptional company that people want to work for and with.
Should you wake up in the morning and dread working with us quite simply we have failed in our vision.
As the saying goes “You can’t get milk from unhappy cows.”
8. G A N G O F 4
Our Way of Working - “Positively Different”
In addition to the previous guidelines and in line with our “Positively Different” approach we will
continue to challenge and change traditional conventions in the way a company is “normally” run.
This currently means the following;
Small is the new big
While our financial ambitions have no bounds we have no desire to become a future supertanker,
preferring the speedboat model - a small, flexible core team ensuring we never lose our start up
mentality and ethos.
Outsource, Outsource, Outsource.
We want to outsource everything we can. Why? Because we want “Best in Class” partners, exposed to
the “real world” who understand our constant desire for improvement and who have to keep proving
their value to us, and us to them.
All Team members freelance.
We believe this is the future of employment - A true Win/Win approach
From a Company perspective - More knowledgeable, more adaptable, more experienced, no bullshit,
performance focused people
From a Freelancer Perspective - We have to have the right culture, approach and offer to keep people
happy and willing to continue to work with us
9. G A N G O F 4
Our Way of Working - “Positively Different”
Treating intelligent humans like …….Intelligent humans.
• Completely flat non hierarchical structure
• Everyone involved in the major decisions (1 person, 1 vote)
• No job hours, holiday limitations, dress code, required place or country of work, no detailed job descriptions
and in the future no formal job titles.
To constantly question, challenge, implement, check and improve.
• To ensure an open minded, team and no fear of failure culture
• 360º appraisals after every Edition (All the team plus partners)
• Weekly company performance reviews - bi-weekly/monthly full review and amendment of action plans if
required
• To always ensure we ask in all that we do - Is this truly “Positively Different?”
To play a positive role in society.
• We passionately believe that to survive and prosper in the future, companies must give to be able to take.
• We will work with our consumers and customers to constantly improve our offer - creating a real sense of
community and a highly ethical company
• We will feature a charity advert in each issue gratis
• All of our future activities will ensure an “Enlightened Capitalism Approach”
- Namely helping people to help themselves and reaping the rewards
10. G A N G O F 4
In Conclusion
We fully understand that that we are on a constant journey of discovery, all we ask that all who agree to
join us on this journey accept and understand our way of working, in return we will ensure that all
involved that truly help us to make our vision a reality are properly rewarded.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
John F. Kennedy
Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that's easy. What's hard is to be
as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.
Charles Mingus
Regards, The Gang of 4 Productions Ltd.