因为喜欢杯子的关系,朋友送了我一套「三顿半」那种套装,里面包含了他们第二套的杯子,朋友说一定要试试。我对杯子有兴趣,对咖啡的感觉是无所谓,八包不同风味,打算送人,心里是这么想。但,拿到手上后马上变了,包装异常精美,请注意,是「精美」;打开包装后,纸盒是不想扔的,除了 Apple 这类产品,想让我扔掉包装盒的,也没几个,「三顿半」是一个。纸盒的硬度很不错,留在家里我想装个小杂物,和电源线也不错。
Culture is definitely a high priority for successfully run design businesses.
To create culture, leaders need to construct the container and fill it with the right people. The container is made of the vision and values of the organization.
Healthy cultures can be thought of as learning cultures, which have a growth mentality and a desire to challenge themselves.
You can’t create culture with ping-pong tables and beanbags.
The people in your organization have the biggest influence on the culture.
Even though you can’t control every aspect of the culture, don’t ignore it.
Healthy culture appears to increase staff retention and loyalty.
Team structures influence company culture. Select and combine teammates carefully.
Teams with mature attitudes toward personal growth are more likely to create a healthy culture.
Growing successful teams and people is the ultimate goal of the design leader.
No.2 《Talent》Key Takeaways
A talent pipeline is just like a sales pipeline — invest in it constantly.
Hire people who are smarter than you.
When possible, hire people with great soft skills and train the hard skills.
Diversity adds to the creativity and wisdom of the team.
Coachable people are often better than knowledgeable people.
Hiring young or inexperienced people isn’t always a cost saving.
Hire when capacity is consistently at its maximum, but not before.
Consider freelancers to buffer for the ups and downs of your business cycles.
Apprenticeships are invaluable and an alternative to expensive recruiting models.
Apprentice programs can be great talent pipelines and profit centers.
No.3 《Office Space and Remote Working》Key Takeaways
There are no black-and-white solutions to physical space — they are more like shades of gray.
Successful office layouts tend to have healthy combinations of both open and closed, as well as casual and formal spaces.
The company’s personality and brand should be allowed to shine through in the choice of location, space layout, and decor.
When moving to a new location, consider how that will affect culture, and try to preserve the elements that work.
Something as simple as providing extra seats for staff to engage in informal conversation around desks can increase communication between team members.
Don’t be afraid to move people around the office from time to time. This allows new connections between team members to be created.
Remote teams need frequent and routine communication to stay bonded and aligned.
Hiring people that are already good self-managers makes remote working easier.