According to Harris, upon being appointed the new CEO at AddThis, he and his team knew that the company already had a great culture in place, but they set on doing more to make it more robust. “And so one of the things that we did was we made a decision that we wanted to become more vocal about culture – really talk about, both internally and externally, what our culture is.” So, what they did was they actually went out and interviewed people throughout their entire company and asked them to point out what they believed to be the core values of AddThis’s company culture. Through that process, they were able to pinpoint six or seven key cultural guiding principles for the overall company. And, according to Harris, part of the company’s success has been due to utilizing this culture to drive not just the way the company itself operates and how team members treat each other, but also to influence how they treat their customers and interact with their partners. Watch AddThis CEO Rich Harris share his full insights on company culture, as well as what kinds of things we should be expecting from the company in the following months.
From now until April 5, 2015, We DC – an initiative organized by the Washington DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP) – is accepting applications for their Live Free in D.C. competition. The competition will provide two members of your startup team to live and work at no cost in Washington, D.C. for a period up to three months. You can learn more about the Live Free in D.C. competition here.
