WorldBlu List 2009
Profile
Founded: 1999
Headquarters: New Delhi, India
Number of Employees: 22
Public/Private: For-profit
Website: www.srijan.in
Years on the WorldBlu List: 2009
About
Srijan is an IT consulting company engaged in designing and building web applications and IT infrastructure systems using open source software.
Why
"If freedom to express oneself fearlessly is built into the day-to-day work culture, it brings in greater accountability across the board, including of the top leadership, and pushes everyone to give their best - and a little bit more. The environment demands greater communication, and feedback for improvement. Transparency in finances becomes a necessity in this culture, and with it the sharing of profits. This brings in a much deeper sense of co-ownership. All this is working quite well for us, and it just makes our work environment more loving, tolerant, accommodating, and even spiritual." — Rahul Dewan, Managing Director
BLUNOTES :: SELECTED BEST DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES
On TRANSPARENCY...
Salaries of all the staff at Srijan, including the CEO, are recorded in spreadsheets accessible to all, and are actively shared with everyone as well. The CEO also shares the company's financial information with the employees, and solicits their feedback for strategic planning. As a result, the staff feels a greater sense of fairness and of shared responsibility.
On PURPOSE + VISION...
While Srijan has operated according to values and practices such as transparency, free self-expression, and profit sharing for several years, the company is only now solidifying its vision, mission, purpose, and values. In complete alignment with the company's culture, the staff is participating in this process collectively. They recently had a session on co-creating their Core Values. An advisor to the company is helping to collect materials for the purpose of educating all of Srijan's staff on what it means to have a purpose, mission, vision and core values.
On DIALOGUE + LISTENING...
As a company with complete salary transparency, Srijan is committed to an on-going dialogue with all its staff regarding individual salary levels, the process for determining salary levels, and the criteria for performance evaluations. Recently, as a result of feedback from various staff members conveying dissatisfaction with the process for determining salary levels, the company began exploring options and is dialoguing with its employees in order to develop a new strategy.
