This is the third post of a series about the values we live by at SISU.
At SISU, each member as an individual and each team as a whole is responsible for the work and quality they deliver. Everyone is accountable for the success of their projects and will act transparently in favor of the client, their team, and our company. We can effectively do this because we treat each project as if we owned it.
We make it ours
Making it ours means that we will treat our client’s product or service as if it was our own. We will make their vision our vision, and their problems will become our problems.
Making it ours means we are not just doing technical work by just designing or coding— we are looking to get the best outcome for our customer and for better ways of working and achieving their goals.
Making it ours means we’ll work directly with our client and their stakeholders— we won’t hide behind technical documents.
Making it ours means that each person is trusted to be an excellent team player and an effective autonomous worker; each one of us is empowered to make the right decisions.
We are not afraid of trust and autonomy because we believe it’s the only scalable path to success. To guarantee that this doesn’t backfire, we are very intentional and careful when growing our company. Every new member goes through a rigorous series of interviews and tests to make sure we only work with capable, smart people who can get things done.
Having the best people on your team is of no use if they are not empowered to make the right decisions. Working here means that no matter your level of experience, you are a professional who doesn’t need micromanaging. We expect autonomy and decision-making from everyone.
While this approach may not be perfect, we would rather be an effective well-polished team that makes the occasional mistake (from which we’ll learn from) than a bureaucratic machine that strives for 0 mistakes but can’t really deliver timely results.
Lastly, making it ours means that as a team and as individuals, we take responsibility for the success of our endeavors. We don’t say, “This is not my problem.” We say, “How can I help?,” “How can I improve this?”
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