culture code september 25 2015

This is our way of life.WE ARE @grahampelton

By now, you’ve probably noticed that #culturecodes are trending.

We think they’re pretty cool, too.

ONLY WE DON’T THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE TO CRACK A CODE TO UNDERSTAND OUR CULTURE.

This is our culture, <DECODED/>

EQUAL PARTS

who WE ARE (and aspire to be)

EQUAL PARTS

who WE ARE (and aspire to be) not don’t

We are a global fundraising and non-profit management consulting firm.

(un)inspired yet?

Let’s try this again.

We believe the world is a pretty good place.

We simply and humbly help make it BETTER.

We empower people and organizations to make a lasting

I M P A C T

We empower people and organizations to make a lasting

I M P A C T (better

, right?)

O u r p e o p l e a r e o u r

I N VA L U A B L Eand they areV A L U E

OUR PEOPLE DEFINE OUR

bold @grahampelton, WE ARE

empathetic @grahampelton, WE ARE

authentic @grahampelton, WE ARE

optimistic @grahampelton, WE ARE

focused@grahampelton, WE ARE

bold empathetic

authentic optimistic

focused

(these are also our values)

WE ARE

BOLD

We think for ourselves and do things differently.

WE ARE

BOLD

Even if people think we’re crazy.

WE ARE

empathetic

We know where you’re coming from.

empatheticWE ARE

We’ve been there too .

WE ARE

Authentic

We say what we mean and mean what we say.

But we’re never

M E A N

OPTIMISTICWE ARE

(for the record, this is half full) OPTIMISTIC

WE ARE

There is always a productive path forward.

Together, we always find it.

WE ARE

FOCUSEDWE AREWE AREWE AREWE ARE

A l w a y s a n d c o n s i s t e n t l y , o n g e t t i n gTHE JOB DONE

AND THEN SOME.

W e a r e ao n e - f i r m

W E A R Em a n y p e o p l e in many places,but we are ONE

And in that, we stand

A few (more) things you should know about us...

We protect our clients.

We stand up for them, behind them and alongside them.

Whatever i t takes to l e t T H E M s h i n e .

We protect our people.

(even if this means letting “unaligned” clients go)

peopletrump

profit

We protect our culture.

(none of us is better than all of us)

culturetrumps

ego

WE ARE change-makers.Rainmakers, calculated risk-takers and ‘there-is-no-box’ thinkers.

(we destroy boxes)

WE ARE a global firm.

We can’t always honor each other’s spelling,honour

but it’s all good.

Bloody hell,

it’s what makes us better!

WE ARE a global firm.

We can’t always honour each other’s spelling,but it’s all good.

honor

We are not going to support you.

We are going to EMPOWER you.(that means you have to do your part)

Indeed, we are progressive and forward-thinking.

But just so we’re clear...

We meet in the boardroom, not at ping-pong tables.

We DO have policies and we DO NOT have bean bag chairs.

Our dress pants would wrinkle.

a.k.a

trousers!!

We DO have policies and we DO NOT have bean bag chairs.

Our dress pants would wrinkle.

We don’t want a good reputation.

We want to be the FIRST choice and only ONE can be that.

Anyone can have that, and many do.

weWe want to be the FIRST choice and only ONE can be that.

We don’t want a good reputation.

Anyone can have that, and many do.

We don’t want to be reliable.

Reliable is good and all. But we can do better...

TRUSTED.

Just better? Why not BEST?

Because best doesn’t exist.

Because best doesn’t exist.

You can always do better.

Because best doesn’t exist.

Trust us, we know.

You can always do better.

That’s what WE DO.

PROUD TO BEWE ARE

@grahampelton

weare@grahampelton.comwww.grahampelton.com

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