One of the paths to me, to steer things in a way, is hiring, and even just internships. I'm REALLY upfront with the kinds of things we build and sell, and am tr

One of the paths to me, to steer things in a way, is hiring, and even just internships. I'm REALLY upfront with the kinds of things we build and sell, and am trying to be systematically the 'first interviewer' they meet of my entity in bigco. And I go: shiny toys! But for uses that some may find hard to live with... Hot tech challenges! But most days are still filles with a lot of process and bureaucracy... Mission critical systems! But it means being beyond reproach so no slacking on allllll the boring tasks, especially documents and reviews (not 'just' code!) and tests. We do some R&D but we're an operational entity at heart. We're a leader in sales/installs in the industry, but that means you should read the Innovator's Dilemma. We work 'very hard' when we work but we like our family lives. I try to distill our culture (actual and the one I strive) as a first image of Corp X. And I always try to steer those who don't feel they'd fit in, but have a great CV or story, to other parts of the corp or to places I know would fit better. It all starts at first impressions and those who want to define the future of the company should invest energy in hiring and mentoring, mentoring and mentoring again. 'no we don't do that here' at the coffee machine, with a smile. 'oh I wouldn't do that, that's a breach of your customer's trust, if you want I can come to the next meetings with you or help you craft a written answer with the proper people in Cc... Yes that sounds like being an annoying busy body but the help seems usually very appreciated.