AP Culture Deck - The AP Way
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Acceleration Partners (AP) fosters a strong company culture, emphasizing teamwork, innovation, and accountability, which supports employee engagement and professional growth. Recognized for its workplace environment and commitment to community service, AP emphasizes core values such as trust, transparency, and continuous improvement while valuing meaningful relationships. The company promotes autonomy and exceptional client service while encouraging a growth mindset, resilience, and a competitive spirit among its employees.
AP Culture Deck - The AP Way
- 1. “THE AP WAY” OUR CULTURE, VALUES & BELIEFS www.accelerationpartners.com
- 2. Our world-class company culture has become a competitive advantage that others have not been able to duplicate. Our employees are team players, intellectually curious, resilient, innovative, strategic and results-driven. And people have noticed! We have been recognized as a best workplace for Women, Flexibility and Advertising & Marketing by Great Place to Work® and Fortune. We are true to our core values and enable our employees to engage in challenging and rewarding work while achieving personal and professional goals. We believe that engaged, happy employees are the foundation of a successful and sustainable growth business. Our team members live our core values each and every day; love what they do and who they do it with; and work with an energy and passion that is contagious. AP-ers are excited to work with other motivated and talented teammates and stretch their limits. We define A-players on our team as people who live our core values, are in the “right seat” at the right time, enjoy doing what they do and are the best at it. We all appreciate that if someone is not a value fit or cannot find the right seat, we must act respectfully to help the employee find a better opportunity elsewhere. We continue to offer significant flexibility and the ability to work from home We have core geographic hubs in Boston, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco which provide the opportunity to collaborate and socialize locally with colleagues. Our workspaces are filled with our core values, cheers, client feedback, achievements and our favorite quotes. Our annual AP Summits, where we bring all of our team members together for 3-4 days of learning, socializing and teambuilding activities are the cornerstone of our culture. Everyone looks forward to them and shares stories about their favorite activity or speaker from a past year. New employees are eager to attend and meet the entire company for the first time. There is also a lot of excitement at AP Summits for the annual Core Value awards, where the leadership team shares all of the heartfelt nominations from fellow team members. Service and giving back to our local communities is important to everyone at Acceleration Partners. We are known for being generous with our knowledge, resources and time for causes that our employees are passionate about and a member of our culture team oversees our commitment to giving back. We love seeing pictures of our teams volunteering locally and using their volunteer PTO for causes that are meaningful to them. Acceleration Partners is a sought-after thought leader on topics related to company culture, leadership and growth. Our team members are regularly asked to speak and contribute on these topics and we love to spread the wealth. OUR CULTURE & TEAM
- 3. OWN IT We step up to the opportunities in front of us, bet on our own abilities and rise to the occasion. “Owning it” means being proactive and taking accountability for outcomes, even when variables are beyond our control and ambiguity is present. We are confident and accountable in everything we do and are comfortable holding our teammates accountable as well. EMBRACE RELATIONSHIPS Relationships advance our personal and professional lives, contributing greatly to our successes. We focus on long-term outcomes, meaningful relationships and genuine connections with our clients, teammates and partners. We believe that competence and character are fundamental to relationships built on trust and that quality relationships allow us to achieve more. EXCEL & IMPROVE We believe that excellence and continuous improvement are inextricably intertwined. Excellence is a habit created through practice, discipline, and a holistic commitment to quality in all aspects of our lives. We embrace continuous improvement, a love for learning and pushing outside of our comfort zones. We are self-aware and strive to get better in everything that we do. CORE VALUES OUR VISION Drive the digital marketing industry to be performance- based and change the work- life paradigm. OUR MISSION To lead the performance marketing industry through innovation, respect for the brand, exceptional client service and superior results.
- 4. “THE AP WAY” OPERATING PRINCIPLES
- 5. A BIAS TOWARDS ACTION We are proactive and believe it’s better to play offense than defense. We think through scenarios and anticipate outcomes, and move quickly and decisively where necessary to stay ahead of potential issues. “A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.” GENERAL PATTON
- 6. BRING SOLUTIONS We enjoy solving problems and figuring things out. When presented with a challenge, we always suggest possible solutions and ask clarifying questions to make sure we are solving the real underlying issue. “Don’t find fault, find a remedy. Anybody can complain.” HENRY FORD
- 7. WORK SMARTER Excellence is about knowing what to do and what not to do, and finding the 80/20. We are measured by our results and our outcomes (our performance), not our inputs or time. Urgent and important are not always the same and we strive to know the difference and remain focused on outcomes. “There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all.” PETER DRUCKER
- 8. BE PRESENT We seek meaningful, uninterrupted, “all in” experiences at each end of the work/life spectrum. We offer the freedom and autonomy to manage our time to both achieve results for our clients and attain personal goals. We are self-aware if we need to recharge or take a step back to be able to give our best rather than compromise performance at work or home. “Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life.” BUDDHA
- 9. ENCOURAGE AUTONOMY, TRUST & TRANSPARENCY Our work environment requires trust and autonomous decision making. We trust everyone to act in the best interest of our stakeholders and do the right thing when no one is watching. We share both the good and the bad, so that our team members can make better decisions and understand what is going on around them and why. “Truth never damages a cause that is just.” MAHATMA GANDHI
- 10. BE A GENUINE PARTNER (NO JERKS) We form genuine partnerships with our teammates, partners and clients that are based on trust and goodwill. Communicating proactively, showing gratitude and appreciation, and being authentic are part of our day- to-day interactions. However brilliant, we don’t tolerate jerks on our team, nor will we work with them as a client or partner. “People won’t remember what you said, they won’t remember what you did, they will remember how you made them feel.” MAYA ANGELOU
- 11. HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET We embrace both the belief that we can always be learning and increasing our intelligence and capacity, as well as Kaizen, the Japanese concept of continuous improvement. This combination ensures that we are always moving forward and growing. “If you are not getting better, you are getting worse.” VINCE LOMBARDI
- 12. BE FANATICAL ABOUT FEEDBACK Feedback is essential to growth and improvement. We value giving and accepting direct, honest and timely feedback in a way that’s thoughtful, productive and solution-oriented. It’s not about the quantity of feedback, it’s about the right feedback at the right time. “There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” ARISTOTLE
- 13. ENJOY COMPETING Compete comes from the Latin root meaning “strive together” and is a foundation of excellence. As a market leader, we compete for clients, partners and talent on a regular basis. We enjoy the challenge of healthy competition and believe it helps us each reach our best and full potential. “You are not in competition with anybody except yourself; plan to outdo your past not other people.” JAACHYNMA N.E. AGU
- 14. KEEP MOVING FORWARD We avoid the roller-coaster ride of highs and lows. We celebrate our wins, remain humble and move on to the next challenge. Likewise, we reflect on our failures, adjust, and move forward without wondering what might have been. “Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.” JOHN WOODEN
- 15. BE RESILIENT We have a fierce resolve in everything we do, demonstrating determination, resilience and tenacity. We use mistakes and problems as opportunities to get better, not to quit. We believe in no whining and no excuses. “I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” CHARLES R. SWINDOLL
- 16. BRING PURPOSE Every day in our work, there are opportunities to bring purpose. We ask how what we do connects to other people in an important way, and think about small but meaningful ways we can change our work to enhance connection to our values. “The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.” ROBERT F. KENNEDY