OtterBox gives every employee a two-day professional life planning session
Curt Richardson · Live Episode! OtterBox: Curt Richardson · Dec 2, 2019 · at 57:31
Curt Richardson, founder of OtterBox, explains how his company encourages employees to find their personal purpose through professional life planning sessions.
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“Now, one thing we do for every otter that's been At OtterBox or any of our other companies, we give them a life plan after a year. So much like a Strat-Op, they get to spend two days with a life planner and really discover what they want.”
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