Chris HarounProfessor and CEO at Haroun Education Ventures

Company Culture Is Set From the Top! #Billions

Name: Company Culture Is Set From the Top! #Billions
Uploaded: 2024-10-25T16:00:49+00:00
Duration: 42 s
Channel: Chris Haroun
Description: In this brief interview, Chris Haroun explains that corporate culture is largely determined by the personality of the CEO or founder. He notes that…

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In this brief interview, Chris Haroun explains that corporate culture is largely determined by the personality of the CEO or founder. He notes that extreme Type A leaders tend to hire people with similar demeanors, which can be observed during interviews. Haroun also points out that many hedge funds exemplify a harsh, meritocratic environment where the sole metric of value is the amount of money an employee generates, leading to a "eat what you kill" culture with limited teamwork.

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Culture is set from the top. Since Axe likes me, other people do or pretend to
accurate. The corporate culture at many companies is often based on the personality of the CEO or the founder. Now, if the founder is an extreme type A personality, and if that rubs you the wrong way, as it does with me, then be careful because founders tend to hire people that have a similar demeanor, and you can judge this based on your interactions with others at the firm when you're interviewing or planning to work at that company. And a lot of hedge funds have really, really tough corporate cultures, as some hedge fund employees are not team players because the only thing that matters is how much money you make the firm as they are all meritocracies, meaning you eat what you kill.