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Based on my (unfortunate?) experience of last 4 startups: when a company creates a multitude of these "core values" it begins making the transition from an exci
by kolya3 18y ago
Based on my (unfortunate?) experience of last 4 startups: when a company creates a multitude of these "core values" it begins making the transition from an exciting start up to a mediocre depressing job. If you have to explain to your employees that "Integrity, Passion, Commitment, Competence,
Conscientiousness" are "keys to success", perhaps you are hiring the wrong people.
- johnrob 18y agoI agree, that kind of talk is creepy.
- mollylynn 18y agoAgreed - but I think part of the point of the article was that the 'non entrepreneurs' that were being hired 'didn't get it'. I a perfect world, there would be no need for Core Values to be written down. However, as the article points out, at some point in a venture's life, it grows big enough that you can no longer assume everyone is 100% aligned. Creepy to an entrepreneur, no doubt. However, potentially very necessary for non-entrepreneurs to act in the proper manner.