"Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals. Empowerment means to help people to see what they can do without your help and releasing them to do it."

<aside> 📌 This guide is intended to be a central resource of how our managers at Whereby should lead their teams The Whereby Way.

This document is structured into these sections that should drive your behaviour:

• Our Values, what we stand by
• Manager effectiveness statements
• Dedicated pages to help manage people

**This is by no means an exhaustive guide on how to manage people, as there is no playbook for human beings, everyone is unique, with various experiences and perspectives. This guide should be used as a resource to learn how to handle the various situations that may arise as a manager at Whereby.

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Living our values: How these values drive your behaviour as a people leader

🏆 One Team

We’re stronger together. Great leadership means aligning around shared goals, supporting your team, and ensuring every win is a team win.

Our teams are expected to work asynchronously and work together to set expectations Flexible Working and Agnostic Hours

• My manager encourages and prompts difficult conversations when required.
• My manager makes tough decisions effectively.

🤝 Trust by Default

Leadership starts with trust. We give our teams space to own their work, and we lead through support - not control. Managing a great team starts with hiring a great team.

Our hiring process is public: ‣

Candidates have a transparent and thoughtful experience, and in the backend there are a lot of processes involved in order to make it work.

The full how to for hiring is here: ‣

These statements should drive your behaviour:

• My manager encourages open dialogue and prompts difficult conversations when required.
• My manager creates a high-trust environment where people feel safe to speak up
• My manager makes tough decisions effectively.

🔍 Proactively Transparent

Clarity builds trust, and trust builds momentum. As leaders, we don’t wait to be asked - we share early, often, and with intention. We speak plainly, give context generously, and aren’t afraid to admit when we don’t have all the answers.

When we lead with openness, we create a space where others can do the same.

A popular value at Whereby, we try our best to think of various perspectives first and do what is in the best interests of the company with our employees in mind.

As long as workload are communicated between you and your direct report, we have unlimited PTO and a generous parental leave. More information: Vacation, Holiday, Time Off, & Babies, Newborn, and Adoption Leave