My beliefs for employees

I love managing teams, because I see each team member as another opportunity to positively affect someone's life. This list outlines a few of the key areas which I feel make work a special place for my employees.

I believe employees should...

• Feel empowered. Autonomy enables people and ideas to flourish without limits.
• Be challenged. Too easy is boring.
• Continuously learn. Mastery and feeling like you are growing in skills or knowledge is extremely rewarding.
• Have a purpose. Working on projects with meaning, significance, and positive impact.
• Feel safe to speak up. Open dialogue; all ideas are always welcome.
• Be creative. 100% planned = 0 innovation. Employees need space to have their best ideas come through.
• Understand why. See the whole picture and how work aligns to broader goals and strategy.
• Ask questions. No such thing as stupid questions. Challenge status quo.
• Leverage strengths. I believe in maximizing strengths, not zeroing in on development needs.
• Have fun. Smile, laugh, and be kind to each other. Work will not always be 100% fun, but it does not hurt to try. Why not have ice cream parties every Friday afternoon? :)