What I was trying to say is that it's well nigh impossible to force a culture to go in a certain way. Most you can do is have a certain type of work process, don't micromanage, have a flat structure, small teams and let people be independent and/or support employees working remotely if they wish (if you want that kind of culture that is).
"Hire based on that as best you can, with people you believe will fit with your culture"
I was also saying that you can't really determine culture fit in the course of a regular interview process. You can somewhat determine their work ethic from asking them about past experiences and projects.
Otherwise, I think we are pretty much saying the same thing.
Awesome. I guess my addition to what you said is basically that you can lead your company culture to a degree, by doing the kinds of things you mention and creating a structure that supports a good culture. Also culture really does affect people once you reach a certain size. I think you're mainly talking about smaller companies, basically how to "bootstrap culture", but it's important to keep it going as you grow and realize not only how your employees affect your culture, but how your culture affects your employees.
What I was trying to say is that it's well nigh impossible to force a culture to go in a certain way. Most you can do is have a certain type of work process, don't micromanage, have a flat structure, small teams and let people be independent and/or support employees working remotely if they wish (if you want that kind of culture that is).
"Hire based on that as best you can, with people you believe will fit with your culture"
I was also saying that you can't really determine culture fit in the course of a regular interview process. You can somewhat determine their work ethic from asking them about past experiences and projects.
Otherwise, I think we are pretty much saying the same thing.