Bolt’s Tactical Application of a Conscious Culture
Our mission, vision, and values guide how we think about ourselves as a company and as teammates. But on a practical, tactical level, we want to create an environment that encourages Bolters to live Conscious Culture every day. Below we’ve outlined various ways that the Conscious Culture Foundational Principles and Bolt’s Operating Values can be found in how Bolt works.
Building The Bolt Team
Hiring A Players The People Companies take immense pride in the teams they build, and it’s been shown that A players attract A players. This will help aid in building a kick-ass (strong, diverse, hard-working, creative, collaborative, and mission-driven) team! An organization’s values, culture,…
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Working Together
The way we work together is as important as the way we work with our customers. Below are some guidelines for good communication at Bolt. Remote First Working Bolt is a remote first company, which means our team does not work in set office locations. When working from home the
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Meeting Guide
Calendar Cadence Maker vs Manager’s Schedule. Paul Graham (YCombinator) famously pointed out that Makers (such as engineers, sales teams or digital marketers) need long stretches of uninterrupted time to be productive, while Managers are most effective when meeting, because their role is to create…
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Feedback
*This playbook is directly inspired by Matt Mochary’s philosophy on “Feedback”* Why Feedback Matters Frequent, transparent feedback is core to how you build a Conscious Culture. First and foremost, feedback builds trust. It’s how your team knows how you feel, good or bad, so they’re not guessing
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Remote Work Best Practices
Working Remotely: Tips and Resources Many of the tips and resources in this section draw from Facebook and their Working Remotely: How We Make It Work, and Remote Work Tips guidance. They are intended to help you do your best work, wherever you’re working. Work from Home Set-up: * Make
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Making Decisions
Decision Making Philosophy A company’s value is no more than the sum of the decisions it makes and executes — and the quality of decision making is as important as executing on those decisions. A company’s assets, capabilities, and structure are useless unless team members throughout the organizati…
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Setting Goals and Tracking Performance
OKR Overview and Process Objectives Objectives are the goals. They tell the company where to go. Key Results They align with objectives and tell the company how you’ll get there. Example: We sell barbecues online. Objective: We want to grow revenue to 1 million this quarter. Key Results: *…
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Performance Reviews
Performance Review Philosophy Learning and growth are a central part of culture, as exhibited by the“United and Unique” operating value. Learning and growth are critical to our company’s success and employees can improve through ongoing feedback, clear development paths, and mentorship from your ma…
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Manager’s Guide To Compensation & Promotion
Promotion Philosophy Like hiring, try to continually raise the bar when it comes to promotions. In order to do that, employ a team based approach that makes the direct manager an advocate, but not a final decision maker. A Promotion Committee will collectively review and approve promotions on a bi-…
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Managing our team
How To Be A Great Manager Everyone deserves an exceptional manager. Managers play a vital role in the success of an organization. Like any skill, it’s a learned craft that takes time and dedicated effort to master. Research consistently shows that the success of managers is the greatest indicator
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To understand the philosophy and values behind Bolt's Conscious Culture, please see the Conscious Culture playbook:
Bolt’s Conscious Culture: Culture Playbook
What is a Conscious Culture? Introduction When building something great, team and culture are just as important as strategy and product. Every company will say they have a great culture and point to their values listed on a wall. But culture is not simply a list of values. Culture is
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