3 tips to SHOW (not tell) your company culture.

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"When it comes to culture, show not tell."

"Hire the right people. They are the living, breathing carriers of your culture. Use clearly articulated and understood values to drive how you behave, communicate, and make decisions. Don't just throw those values up on a wall. Who cares? Create experiences where people feel the values by doing. Demonstrate your values in how you live, work, and interact with each other. Show not tell.”

— Jenna Cushner (Click Here to explore careers at Airbnb) —


3 Examples on Values Lived:

  1. Employee-Hosted Dinners - Aligned with their Core Value, “Be a Host”, Airbnb provides stipends for a "AirFamily Dinners" where employees sign up to host dinner in their homes. Guest lists are intentionally made up of people who are least likely to work together so that new bonds are created.
  2. Employee designed meeting rooms - Employees work together to bring our meeting rooms to life. Everything from sourcing props, building, painting, etc. A lot of our meeting rooms are also designed to look like houses of some of our favorite Hosts from around the world.
  3. AirShares - Employees host classes where they share skills with other employees - some professional, some more fun and personal. This creates a knowledge sharing culture where we can all learn, grow, and evolve together.

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