Hippie CEO Life #59 - Leaving Las Vegas
A behind the scenes view of building a more humanistic company.
June 23, 2023
“As a manager, the one signal you need to steadily send to your people is how important they are to you. In fact, nothing is more important to you. Realize your influence, and use it wisely. Be there for your people. Find out who they are. Recognize the effects you have on them and how you can make them grow taller.” ― D. Michael Abrashoff, It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
This week, we brought the team out to Las Vegas to support our amazing teammate, Jenn Kunz, who was speaking at the Marketing Analytics Summit.
This was an amazing opportunity for us to get our team together, a team that is distributed between Los Angeles and Bangkok, for some quality time together.
We didn’t spend the week working or collaborating or participating in team building activities, no, we spent the week just enjoying being in each others company.
No expectations. No hidden agendas. No “what business lessons did we learn?” Just authentic human connections and it was amazing.
We booked an incredible suite, complete with private patio and hot tub. Why make this investment? Because we felt it would create amazing experiences for our employees. A place they could relax. A place they could bond. A place that they could feel amazing hanging out in.
This has been an incredible week. i feel both honored and privileged to be given the opportunity to lead this extraordinary group of humans.
And....while i greatly value the flexibility of remote work, the enriching experience of being together as a team in person is truly priceless and very much needed.
✌️💛