core values
3 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 1, 2024 by Lenny Rachitsky · across every show →
Everything said about core values, oldest first
Sep 1, 2024
Company core values should be descriptive of reality, not aspirational
“Something they learned about core values that I thought is really interesting is they shouldn't be aspirational. They should be who you actually are. And so there's a period where the founders are like, we're not actually amazing at this thing. So let's just r…”
Sep 1, 2024
Core values fail unless integrated into every internal company process
“Don't copy some other company's core values. Instead, just be intentional about what matters to your organization, and then make sure that those core values are freaking everywhere, part of every single process. Otherwise, like, no one's gonna care.”
Sep 1, 2024 positive
Airbnb blocked promotions for high-impact performers who lacked core values
“At Airbnb, we had core value interviewers up until, I mean, my entire tenure, basically, even when we had thousands of people already at the company, when we were hiring people, everybody had to pass core values interviews. So it was very ingrained in how we h…”