We are a community of believers and doers!
Through our behaviours and attitudes, we believe we can change the way the world moves, in a joyful way.
When in doubt, our culture is what guides us in making the right decisions as individuals and as a company. At the same time, our culture is the invisible and powerful force that connects us all; that influences our self-direction, passion, autonomy, and freedom of speech. It is the main component that guides everybody’s discretionary decision making into a common way of doing things.
We are a community of believers and doers!
Through our behaviours and attitudes, we believe we can change the way the world moves, in a joyful way.
When in doubt, our culture is what guides us in making the right decisions as individuals and as a company. At the same time, our culture is the invisible and powerful force that connects us all; that influences our self-direction, passion, autonomy, and freedom of speech. It is the main component that guides everybody’s discretionary decision making into a common way of doing things.
Culture doesn’t happen overnight.
It’s a journey. It begins with values and principles and is driven by all levels within the organisation. At CTW, our culture is defined by the degree to which people have freedom, willingness and autonomy to experiment and make decisions on their own.
We also believe that a successful agile culture contributes to increasing the happiness levels at work by encouraging team and individual autonomy, self-direction, mastery and purpose.
Nurturing culture relies on everyone’s ability to articulate their story. Stories are the foundation that propagates culture through the organisation.
Our values
We value people autonomy over processes
We trust in our judgement over processes. We believe that self-direction is what makes self-organised teams surpass themselves. Autonomy and self-reliance go hand in hand with responsibility, freedom of choice and transparency; it is what makes us authentic. Autonomy in a safe environment is the fuel of authenticity. We do not need to be pushed; we are always willing to go the extra mile and think out of the box.
We go above and beyond
We love meaningful ambitions and we want to change lives for the better. We have the courage, boldness and selflessness to pursue our beliefs and inspire others along the way. We commit ourselves to learning, mastery and growth in order to continuously redefine our aspirations.
We care about how we get to the top
We trust that each one of us will show up every day to deliver our very best. We step in, exercise transparency, are brutally honest, authentic no matter what, no matter who, no matter where; this is an act of courage and bravery. We act courageously in favour of our customers, users, teams and ourselves.
We leave no one behind
We love diversity; it's the uniqueness of each one of us that makes us strong. We know we do not walk alone; we fall and rise together and no one is left behind, even when someone leaves. We connect, learn and share as humans. We serve each other to accomplish things together and we never give up until it's done.
We believe in joy in motion
What we feel after delivering demanding, arduous and excellent work together is joy. When we come together to overcome the impossible, the unbelievable, we feel joy. Joy is what keeps us alive, drives our happiness, builds real friendships and keeps fear away.
We believe in uncompromised engineering excellence
We expect nothing less than excellence from ourselves. We stimulate and support each other to work smarter and improve working methods as the art of getting things done. We foster simplicity over complexity, good design over technical debt, responding to change over fixed mindset and user experience over design because it enhances agility and delights users. We engineer ingenuity, think creatively and embed safety and security in what we do.
We value people autonomy over processes
We trust in our judgement over processes. We believe that self-direction is what makes self-organised teams surpass themselves. Autonomy and self-reliance go hand in hand with responsibility, freedom of choice and transparency; it is what makes us authentic. Autonomy in a safe environment is the fuel of authenticity. We do not need to be pushed; we are always willing to go the extra mile and think out of the box.
We go above and beyond
We love meaningful ambitions and we want to change lives for the better. We have the courage, boldness and selflessness to pursue our beliefs and inspire others along the way. We commit ourselves to learning, mastery and growth in order to continuously redefine our aspirations.
We care about how we get to the top
We trust that each one of us will show up every day to deliver our very best. We step in, exercise transparency, are brutally honest, authentic no matter what, no matter who, no matter where; this is an act of courage and bravery. We act courageously in favour of our customers, users, teams and ourselves.
We leave no one behind
We love diversity; it's the uniqueness of each one of us that makes us strong. We know we do not walk alone; we fall and rise together and no one is left behind, even when someone leaves. We connect, learn and share as humans. We serve each other to accomplish things together and we never give up until it's done.
We believe in joy in motion
What we feel after delivering demanding, arduous and excellent work together is joy. When we come together to overcome the impossible, the unbelievable, we feel joy. Joy is what keeps us alive, drives our happiness, builds real friendships and keeps fear away.
We believe in uncompromised engineering excellence
We expect nothing less than excellence from ourselves. We stimulate and support each other to work smarter and improve working methods as the art of getting things done. We foster simplicity over complexity, good design over technical debt, responding to change over fixed mindset and user experience over design because it enhances agility and delights users. We engineer ingenuity, think creatively and embed safety and security in what we do.
We believe that the following principles contribute to develop a great culture, facilitate agility, build happier, and motivated teams.
They are principles, not implementation guidelines; they focus on the capabilities and behaviours that we expect and which give people the drive to get things done.
It starts with me.
Shall be the change I want to see in others
Never compromise our values.
Our values are the solid foundation that leads us to success and makes us feel good when we get there.
Everyone has a voice.
Freedom of speech and expression is the basis for creating a culture based on diversity where everyone counts, and everyone has the power to make things happen.
Freedom of thought.
We may not always agree but we should always respect each other’s opinions, and it starts by truly listening to others.
Freedom to do our best.
We believe that surpassing ourselves is only possible when we are doing something that we love, something we find meaningful.
Provide continuous feedback.
In our culture, there is no positive and negative, just feedback.
Always foster a flat organisation.
We believe in people’s ability to do their best when they are truly responsible for what they are doing.
Recruit the best people and develop the best talent.
We strive to recruit the most intelligent, innovative, talented people on Earth.
The more I learn, the more I realise how much I don't know.
What I know brought me here, what I can learn propels me into the future.
Have Fun.
We believe that fun works.
