Company culture as a performance driver

Talking about the impact of company culture on teams and individuals productivity.
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Oleksii Holub (US, New York) works as a Senior Software Engineer, Mobile. In this speech, he talks about company culture, matching his experience working in Ukrainian companies vs US companies.
"Company culture as a performance driver Kyiv vs New York. Olex Holub" Boosta meetup was held on 06.03.2025 in Zoom.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPNWVfBJQSc

Transcript

1. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 COMPANY CULTURE AS A PERFORMANCE DRIVER Kyiv vs New York
2. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 SENIOR IOS/ANDROID SOFTWARE ENGINEER, MOBILE ARCHITECT, TEAM LEAD, PUBLIC SPEAKER ~13 YEARS IN COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONDUCTED ~130 SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERVIEWS WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF STARTUPS, OFFSHORING AND OUTSTAFFING COMPANIES IN UKRAINE, EUROPE, USA WORKING FOR A COMPANY THAT JUST HIT 1B/Y REVENUE 9 TO 5 (and beyond)
3. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 5 TO 9
4. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 LINKEDIN
5. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 AGENDA - HOW CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE ARE RELATED - WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - WHAT'S NOT THAT GREAT ABOUT (some) UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT US COMPANIES CULTURE, THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR OURSELVES - DISCUSSION
6. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 DISCLAIMER
7. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 HOW CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE ARE RELATED
8. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 HOW CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE ARE RELATED IF CULTURE IS BAD PERFORMANCE IS VERY BAD, IF CULTURE IS GREAT - PERFOMANCE IS NORMAL
9. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS A COMPANY CULTURE? IT'S A CULTURE OF ALL HIRED PEOPLE COMBINED
10. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHY IT IS IMPORTANT? SO PEOPLE FEEL GREAT ABOUT THEIR TEAM AND WORKPLACE
11. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 HOW CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE ARE RELATED
12. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE
13. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - WE'RE FAST ON HIRING!
14. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - WE'RE FAST ON HIRING! - OUR COMPETENCY
15. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - WE'RE FAST ON HIRING! - OUR COMPETENCY - OUR UNDERSTANDING OF RESPONSIBILITY
16. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - WE'RE FAST ON HIRING! - OUR COMPETENCY - OUR UNDERSTANDING OF RESPONSIBILITY - 4-DAYS WORKING WEEK
17. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT'S NOT THAT GREAT ABOUT (some) UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE
18. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT'S NOT THAT GREAT ABOUT (some) UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - MATERIAL COMPENSATION ALWAYS GOES FIRST
19. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT'S NOT THAT GREAT ABOUT (some) UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - MATERIAL COMPENSATION ALWAYS GOES FIRST
20. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT'S NOT THAT GREAT ABOUT (some) UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - MATERIAL COMPENSATION ALWAYS GOES FIRST - CULTURE STARTS FROM CEO/FOUNDER
21. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT'S NOT THAT GREAT ABOUT (some) UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - MATERIAL COMPENSATION ALWAYS GOES FIRST - CULTURE STARTS FROM CEO/FOUNDER - ABSOLUTE HONESTY IS REQUIRED
22. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT'S NOT THAT GREAT ABOUT (some) UKRAINIAN COMPANIES CULTURE - MATERIAL COMPENSATION ALWAYS GOES FIRST - CULTURE STARTS FROM CEO/FOUNDER - ABSOLUTE HONESTY IS REQUIRED - CULTURE IS HARD TO BUILD BUT EASY TO BREAK
23. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT US COMPANIES CULTURE, THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR OURSELVES
24. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT US COMPANIES CULTURE, THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR OURSELVES - IMPORTANCE OF HIRING STAGE
25. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT US COMPANIES CULTURE, THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR OURSELVES - IMPORTANCE OF HIRING STAGE - NINJAS ARE ALMOST NEVER GOOD FOR THE TEAM
26. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT US COMPANIES CULTURE, THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR OURSELVES - IMPORTANCE OF HIRING STAGE - NINJAS ARE ALMOST NEVER GOOD FOR THE TEAM
27. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT US COMPANIES CULTURE, THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR OURSELVES - IMPORTANCE OF HIRING STAGE - NINJAS ARE ALMOST NEVER GOOD FOR THE TEAM - ENDLESS LOYALTY, NO SUPERVISION, NO MICROMANAGEMENT
28. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT US COMPANIES CULTURE, THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR OURSELVES - IMPORTANCE OF HIRING STAGE - NINJAS ARE ALMOST NEVER GOOD FOR THE TEAM - ENDLESS LOYALTY, NO SUPERVISION, NO MICROMANAGEMENT - UNDERSTANDING A VALUE OF "NORMAL" VS "HIGH" PERFORMANCE
29. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT US COMPANIES CULTURE, THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR OURSELVES - IMPORTANCE OF HIRING STAGE - NINJAS ARE ALMOST NEVER GOOD FOR THE TEAM - ENDLESS LOYALTY, NO SUPERVISION, NO MICROMANAGEMENT - UNDERSTANDING A VALUE OF "NORMAL" VS "HIGH" PERFORMANCE - UNDERSTANDING OF "TOXIC POSITIVITY" NEGATIVE IMPACT
30. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT US COMPANIES CULTURE, THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR OURSELVES - IMPORTANCE OF HIRING STAGE - NINJAS ARE ALMOST NEVER GOOD FOR THE TEAM - ENDLESS LOYALTY, NO SUPERVISION, NO MICROMANAGEMENT - UNDERSTANDING A VALUE OF "NORMAL" VS "HIGH" PERFORMANCE - UNDERSTANDING OF "TOXIC POSITIVITY" NEGATIVE IMPACT
31. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT US COMPANIES CULTURE, THAT WE COULD TAKE FOR OURSELVES - IMPORTANCE OF HIRING STAGE - NINJAS ARE ALMOST NEVER GOOD FOR THE TEAM - ENDLESS LOYALTY, NO SUPERVISION, NO MICROMANAGEMENT - UNDERSTANDING A VALUE OF "NORMAL" VS "HIGH" PERFORMANCE - UNDERSTANDING OF "TOXIC POSITIVITY" NEGATIVE IMPACT - MEASURE OF CULTURE IS WHAT EMPLOYEE WILL TELL ABOUT YOUR COMPANY IN THE NEXT WORKPLACE
32. OLEX HOLUB, 2025 THANKS, EVERYONE! MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU! LINKEDIN