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Every other year our CEO goes through a third-party 360 degree performance review. Approximately 35 people from around the company are asked to complete detailed, anonymous assessments about the CEO’s strengths and weaknesses. The CEO publishes the results along with a plan to improve his weaknesses. The message to the company is that we all…

Being a Transparent CEO – The 4 Door Glass Office The CEO’s office is entirely glass with gaps between the glass. The design is meant to support the cultural value of transparency and accessibility. The office has four doors on all sides – a not-so-subtle invitation for anyone to come in at any time.

Even a team with a beautiful office needs a change of scene from time to time. Getaround encourages its team to get up and out of the office often. From the annual company off-site in Lake Tahoe to spontaneous beach days, the Getaround team can and will work from anywhere. Twice a year, the Getaround…

We practice “flexi-time” – there are no set working hours, call times or even locations. On average we perhaps dedicate about 45 hours a week to working, but 5 out of those hours are encouraged to be used for individual growth (consuming a book, course or training to enhance one’s role; or even learning how…

Every year we give all employees a chance to step away from routine tasks, think expansively, and collaborate on new ideas during our company “Hack Week.” Hacking solutions goes back to Etsy’s roots. Many of the most awesome features of our site stemmed from successful hack projects. Over the years our hacking tradition has transformed…

We encourage hotdesking so that no one feels confined to a single desk. We have a treehouse, multiple “diner booths” with glassboards to write on, a central park with beanbags, an entire auditorium of beanbags, four kitchens, a secret backstage area, a cozy “cave”, a meditation room (some even call it a “time out” room)…

Leadership Dens Some of our best problem solving occurs in safe spaces with trusted colleagues. Leadership dens bring together groups of five to eight managers from across the company on a biweekly basis to share best practices and support one another through leadership challenges. Dens are professionally facilitated and are governed by ground rules, allowing…

HolacracyOne refers to Holacracy as a “distributed authority” system, but I think it goes further. It is a system which incorporates: distributed accountability, authority, and leadership. First, it distributes accountability. It allows each person to understand clearly who is expected to do what throughout the organization. After that understanding is gained, Holacracy distributes authority. The…

Spun off a successful pitch by a few of our employees during our team retreat, every first Friday of the month is meeting and work free for Learn Day. We dedicate our office hours to learning or teaching by encouraging our employees to hold trainings, give presentations, share knowledge or even consume a course or…

Learn & Share Hour Every Thursday from 2-3pm we all gather at the Hall of Awesomeness where representatives from various departments give a presentation to share their learnings from a recent case study or a course. This is also when our CEO gives his weekly 20-minute trainings on new steps and updated methods that we…