Star Tribune, Top Workplaces
Nerdery # 4, plus special "Opportunities" award
OPPORTUNITIES
The Nerdery
New employees at The Nerdery are encouraged to put a slash at the end of their title and affix a "co-president" on the other side. It's the company's way of helping people to feel a sense of leadership toward the organization as a whole, and to take responsibility for helping to improve it. "It's something we take pretty seriously here, the idea of everybody not being just kind of pigeonholed into whatever role they happen to be in, but that they have the opportunity to shape the organization as they see fit," said CEO Mike Derheim. For example, the company recently created a department to focus on UX (user experience, in programmer parlance), when one of the developers said he felt the company should improve in that area. "He talked everybody into giving him the task of leading that charge," Derheim said. Annette Johnson, who has occupied several positions in the company, recently found a new niche herself: She helps others advance according to their interests and talents.
Media Contact
Mark Malmberg
Communications Manager
Office: (952) 948.1211 x1069
Cell: (612) 850.3178
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