I can’t estimate how much comp data I reviewed the past 10 years: benchmark, benchmark, benchmark, and individual comp in mass. A lot of names as well, but I’m terrible at names – I put sticky notes on the colleagues next to me so I can act like a decent person. But behind all people […]
Motivation
People growth = company growth
Spotify is a growing company. Hyper growing, in fact. Because we are expanding our business. So we are constantly looking for new talent to add to the existing. Our brand is strong which works out well, a lot of great people want to work here. But even more important for our growth is how we […]
Why individual OKRs don’t work for us
In 2013, we decided to ditch our employee OKRs*. Don’t get us wrong. We are into objectives and priorities and data and making sure everyone is moving in the same direction just as much as the next tech company is. But there were three main reasons why OKRs on an individual level were not doing […]
Company values – why bother?
Values at Spotify circa 2013 Back in 2013, at Spotify, we had value mantras. Some of them I could relate to, but certainly not all of them. A couple felt completely alien – like forcing on a pair of jeans that weren’t the right cut, when the shopping assistant hadn’t even asked my size. […]