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#16 How to Avoid the “Big Company Disease” When Growing? - (Qonto) Steve Anavi | Slush 2022
Scaling a company without losing its culture and values requires empowering employees to take ownership and make decisions, and focusing on autonomy, support, and the right tools.
- The company was once small and agile, but as it grew, it became less so.
- The founder believes that scaling a company is not just about growing, but about maintaining the culture and values.
- People don’t need to be told what to do, they need to be empowered to take ownership and make decisions.
- Command and control approach to management often leads to mediocrity and robots.
- The key to growth is to give people autonomy, support, and the right tools to do their job.
- Micromanaging and constant feedback can be counterproductive and kill creativity.
- The route to success is not just about results, but about the journey and the process.
- The company’s culture is built on the idea of “orient and support” where people have the freedom to take ownership and make decisions.
- The company is not looking for compliance, but for adaptability and autonomy.
- The founder encourages people to take ownership and to focus on their own misconceptions and biases.
- The company is looking for people who are self-aware and willing to learn and adapt.
- The founder believes that data should be used to inform decisions, not dictate them.
- The company is focused on being a third way, neither following dogmatic rules nor relying solely on instinct.