How Organizational Leadership Informs the Core Values of Top Tech Firms

Core Values of America's Top 7 Tech Firms by Market Cap 66 Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to People should own their information. Ownership - Facebook, Core Values everyone all the time 99 IBM. Fairness/ Generosity Courage 66It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple, to truly understand the underlying challenges and come up with elegant solutions 99 Thomas J. Watson, Sr., IBM Simplicity a IEM. Ethics/Corporate Citizenship Saying No We believe in saying no to thousands of projects so that we can really focus on the few that are truly important and meaningful to us. - Apple, Core Values Steve Jobs, Apple Openness Communication Collaboration Selectivity Frugality 66 Your margin is my opportunity 99 Our basic belief is respect IBM. Respect for the individual, for his rights and dignity. - IBM, Leadership Principles CORE VALUES Jeff Bezos, Amazon 66 It's fine to celebrate Freedom success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure 99 of America's Top 7 Tech Firms by Market Cap Self- Criticism IBM. Stockholder Obligation Self- Improvement Integrity Honesty Bill Gates, Microsof Speed Compliance 66 When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place 99 Democracy 66 Basically, our goal is to Being Right а 1вм. One World 18 organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful 99 Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook 66 When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts 99 Innovation/ Thinking Big Larry Page, Google IBM. Larry Ellison, Oracle Detail Oriented Oracle employees make excellence and quality a part of Fun day-to-day work processes and seek continuous improvement Our founders built Google around the idea that work should be challenging, and the challenge should be fun. in all that they do. - Oracle, Core Values - Google, Ten Things we Know to be True EXCELLENCE IBM. The Top 7 Firms IBM. Facebook Google Oracle Amazon IBM Microsoft Apple Presented by: Sources: google.com/about/company/philosophy/ alvinalexander.com/blog/post/mac-os-x/apple-business-philosophy-mission-statement strategiemanagementinsight.com/mission-statements/microsoft-mission-statement.html www-o3.ibm.com/ibm/history/documents/pdf/management.pdf oracle.com/us/corporate/citizenship/introduction/values/index.html facebook.com/principles.php smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-steve-jobs-love-of-simplicity-fueled-a-design-r evolution-23868877/?no-ist inc.com/jessica-stillman/7-jeff-bezos-quotes-that-will-make-you-rethink-success.html blog.gaiam.com/quotes/authors/thomas-watson MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/1/larryellis173328.html brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/1/larrypage173334.html newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-gillis/2010/07/22/facebook-ceo-defends-company-abe-int erview-advocates-democracy mnu.edu/graduate amazon.com/Values-Careers-Homepage/b?node=239365011 goodreads.com/quotes/921687-it-s-fine-to-celebrate-success-but-it-is-more-important