--- title: Drive Company Culture with Values and Purpose description: Company culture varies from organization to organization, but how does your culture reflect the company values, purpose and mission? image: https://www.selectonellc.com/hubfs/Blog/Pac-Man-Organizational-culture-the-business-game-changer.png --- [![SelectOne Logo](https://www.selectonellc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cos-assets/template-assets/img/selectone-logo.png?width=275&height=78&name=selectone-logo.png "SelectOne Logo")](https://www.selectonellc.com/) [![selectone-logo](https://www.selectonellc.com/hs-fs/hub/436003/file-2576893529.png?width=275&height=78&name=file-2576893529.png "selectone-logo")](https://www.selectonellc.com) [![selectone-logo](https://www.selectonellc.com/hs-fs/hub/436003/file-2576893529.png?width=275&height=78&name=file-2576893529.png "selectone-logo")](https://www.selectonellc.com/) - [About](https://www.selectonellc.com/about) - [Solutions](https://www.selectonellc.com/solutions) - [Retained Search](https://www.selectonellc.com/retained-search) - [Contingent Search](https://www.selectonellc.com/monthly-sourcing) - [Resources](https://www.selectonellc.com/resources) - [Expertise](https://www.selectonellc.com/expertise) - [Blog](https://www.selectonellc.com/blog) More results [Job Search](https://loxo.co/selectone)[Contact Us](https://www.selectonellc.com/contact-us) Job Search [Contact Us](https://www.hubspot.com/) Job Search [Contact Us](https://www.hubspot.com/) - [About](https://www.selectonellc.com/about) - [Solutions](https://www.selectonellc.com/solutions) - [Retained Search](https://www.selectonellc.com/retained-search) - [Contingent Search](https://www.selectonellc.com/monthly-sourcing) - [Resources](https://www.selectonellc.com/resources) - [Expertise](https://www.selectonellc.com/expertise) - [Blog](https://www.selectonellc.com/blog) [Contact Us](https://www.selectonellc.com/contact-us)[Job Search](https://loxo.co/selectone) SelectOne Blog #### Share this [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://www.selectonellc.com/blog/drive-company-culture-with-values-and-purpose&text=Drive%20Company%20Culture%20with%20Values%20and%20Purpose) [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.selectonellc.com/blog/drive-company-culture-with-values-and-purpose&t=Drive%20Company%20Culture%20with%20Values%20and%20Purpose) [Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.selectonellc.com/blog/drive-company-culture-with-values-and-purpose&t=Drive%20Company%20Culture%20with%20Values%20and%20Purpose) # Drive Company Culture with Values and Purpose by [**SelectOne**](https://www.selectonellc.com/blog/author/selectone) on Thu, Mar 10, 2016 *![fashion-men-vintage-colorful.jpg](https://www.selectonellc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/fashion-men-vintage-colorful.jpg?width=640&name=fashion-men-vintage-colorful.jpg)* *Every company has a culture*, including those that never even think about it.   Most companies, and many executives and business owners, spend a considerable amount of time trying to figure out *how to engineer the type of culture they think people will find appealing*.  Far too often, architects of company culture focus on the peas and not the steak! *Specifically*, perks, benefits, and unique differentiators, while helping to refine culture, don’t necessarily *define* it. We’ve been humbled to have our employees rate SelectOne among [WNY’s Best Places to Work](https://www.selectonellc.com/about/news/best-place-to-work-6) in our market year after year; but this *isn’t achieved by luck, rather, it’s by design driven by our company values and purpose. * **Values** – Our company has values, we hire to those values, and the most important part of the equation is following through on those values.   -  When ***hiring***, we seek certain attributes, aligned with our organizational values, in candidates when hiring any role internally.   -  When ***onboarding***, we do everything in our power to make sure we *deliver an employment experience consistent with the values* we articulated throughout the process.  Our values *aren’t* words on a website or a wall, or *buried* in some empty mission statement people scoff at. Our values are embedded in our daily interactions as a team, and manifest in our service every day. **Purpose** – More than anything else, and this is especially true of [Millennials](https://www.selectonellc.com/blog/make-the-most-of-millennials), team members become discouraged when they feel their work has no purpose.   - Specifically, when a person can’t see how their hard work contributes to a greater vision, *their time, energy, passion, and effort becomes meaningless, and their [*sense of purpose flies out the window.*  ](https://www.selectonellc.com/blog/how-to-cut-costs-and-engage-employees)* - We do everything possible to articulate a clear path through [communicating](https://www.selectonellc.com/blog/communication-key-to-the-hiring-process) to the team *how* they contribute to the journey and *recognize* their contributions in a genuine way.   - This isn’t always perfect as paths are changing, [contributions fluctuate](https://www.selectonellc.com/blog/how-to-embrace-change-in-the-workplace), and recognition isn’t one-size-fits-all – but *effort and consistency go a long way toward building culture*. **The Perks** – We’ve done our best to create a *culture of flexibility and input*.  It’s reasonable to think anyone would feel disconnected from their employer’s culture if work constantly intruded upon life, upsetting the ever-desirable work/life balance equation.  So, we’ve done things like… - **Eliminate our PTO policy** - Putting any time away from work in the hands of our professionally responsible, hard working team members. - **Working from home** - Employees have the ability to make their own work hours and have the freedom to work from home as necessary. - **Suggestivus** (yes, a play on Festivus, made famous in Seinfeld) – An open forum for the team to collaborate and share opinions on certain topics. - **The Culture Committee** – Comprised of one representative from each department to plan a monthly fun-day away from the office to discover solutions and enhance team performance. - **Community Outreach** – Our role in Buffalo and WNY doesn’t end with the jobs we fill. So we participate in monthly [volunteer opportunities](https://www.selectonellc.com/about/community) at a variety of non-profits throughout Buffalo [![CTA How to Improve or Develop Company Culture Guide](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/436003/7a25b983-477e-4245-b8b5-663cb0bb40b7.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/436003/7a25b983-477e-4245-b8b5-663cb0bb40b7) *We’re true to ourselves – we know who we are, and we’re proud to hire people who want to contribute their talent toward our shared company goals.  * Our team collectively engages in charting the course toward shared success, and does its best to communicate transparently so people feel connected to our mission. These are the *basics binding the SelectOne team together*, driving a magnetic culture; and it can be just as simple for you. 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