Stewart Butterfield Quotes

If you look at any kind of modern organization and you think, 'What are the foremost tools of power?' You will find that it is information.

The organization reflects the behavior and characteristics of the CEO, and that establishes the culture. Foster an environment of open communication, and the organization inherits a culture of open communication.

One of Rent the Runway's core values is 'Trust in Everyone's Best of Intentions.' We trust our team.

Communicate everything you can to your associates. The more they know, the more they care. Once they care, there is no stopping them.

I tend to share whatever I know in general. I've never been a person to horde information for the sake of my own skin, you know what I mean? Not share so somebody doesn't take your job, I've never had that kind of insecurity. I also had a management company, too, so we were always one of those companies that shared information with our artists. Whatever they wanted to know, as much as they wanted to know, they could know.

We have a very open culture at the company, where we foster a lot of interaction between not just me and people but between everyone else. It's an open floor plan. People have these desks where no one really has an office. I mean, I have a room where I meet with people. But it has all glass, so everyone can see into it and see what's going on.

Transparency, honesty, kindness, good stewardship, even humor, work in businesses at all times.

Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.

Communicate, communicate, and then communicate some more.

It's about communication. It's about honesty. It's about treating people in the organization as deserving to know the facts. You don't try to give them half the story. You don't try to hide the story. You treat them as - as true equals, and you communicate and you communicate and communicate.

More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions.

Make sure that everyone who should know what you are doing knows what you are doing.

Progress in a globally interdependent society relies more than ever on the unimpeded flow of information.

We've learned a lot about how information needs to flow effectively amongst a group of people. They need to be fed information, and it needs to be on this constant conveyor belt.

We want a culture where it is unacceptable not to share what you know.

You need to set a tone at the top that inspires trust - and encourages open and honest 2-way communication. So you hear the brutal facts, and you listen to the good news and the bad news - so that, in the spirit of continuous improvement, you can make changes.

My belief is that a positive culture works best because people want to meet or exceed expectations, not demands.

Players are smart. That locker room knows. So don't hide anything.

Collaboration is a key part of the success of any organization, executed through a clearly defined vision and mission and based on transparency and constant communication.

Candor is the key to collaborating effectively. Lack of candor leads to dysfunctional environments.

I am open with the players, with my media officer, and also the media.

If you don't share information among your startup's team, then it'll be just about a coincidence if product, marketing, and engineering are ever aligned. Those odds are too low to succeed.

Information should never be used as a weapon on a team.

Something as simple as transparency is really scalable because it quickly impacts the culture. And the culture is something everyone feels. If upper management is really transparent with everyone, that has this amplifying effect. Then you tend to attract players who operate that way, on the same wavelength, and coaches and fans.

Knowledge is power, which is why people who had it in the past often tried to make a secret of it. In post-capitalism, power comes from transmitting information to make it productive, not from hiding it.