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Leadership style:
“To actively empower people to do things
themselves. Sometimes I’ve been very successful at that and other
times not as much, but that’s where I feel like we are in the best
position. When we can clearly articulate desires and goals of what we
want to achieve and then really empower people to go do it. That’s
where I get the most joy … when I see those things happening. There
is the (President) Truman quote that says it’s amazing how much we
can accomplish if no one cares who gets the credit. That’s one that I
really adhere to.”
Work environment:
“If you characterized our organization, it
would be ‘all-in commitment.’ Our mission is to transform lives, so
we want to have a positive impact on the world around us and do it
through excellent business practice. It’s been amazing for me to see as
we’ve grown – and we’ve grown rapidly in terms of the number of
people we have on staff – how that level of commitment has actually
gotten deeper.
“And people have more bought into that. What ultimately results
is we have a great culture of people who are wonderful to work with,
but we are also out there doing great work. It gives us the results of
that culture and that’s been neat to see.”
What I want to hear employees say:
“This company cares
deeply about me as a person and treats me like an adult. And that I can
spend the rest of my career at this company.”
Leadership style:
“I like to encourage
a growth mindset. I want them to ask
questions, but ultimately I want to give them
an environment where it’s okay to make
mistakes and take risks. If something happens
and it doesn’t quite work out, well that’s
okay. Because when we do that is when
innovation and good things happen for our
customers and the people who use our
products – whether at a personal level or
corporate level.”
Work environment:
“We have a very
flexible workplace. You can work anywhere,
anytime. We allow employees, within reason
– depending on whether they are support or
not – to make their own schedules around
customer needs. I think it also helps to try
new things. I think we give that flexibility for
a reason. Because of that, it really pays of in
the long run.
“We’re out there as a company building
new technology and tools that we hope make
a difference, not only for our clients and
customers, but that changes the world. We
also take a lot of those technologies to
different charities in Indiana and school
districts. It helps us give a broader impact.”
What I want to hear employees
say:
“That they are proud to work here and
that they are empowered to make a
difference.”
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Zeke Turner, CEO
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Global technology company; Indianapolis office delivers business consulting on software and technology solutions.
Jeff Bradley, Director Midwest District, Enterprise Product Group
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