{"id":494,"date":"2017-04-04T11:08:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T15:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/?p=494"},"modified":"2017-04-07T13:15:32","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T17:15:32","slug":"culture-first-employee-handbook-samples-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/culture-first-employee-handbook-samples-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture-First Employee Handbook Samples &#038; Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve\u00a0been\u00a0talking with\u00a0a partner who&#8217;s hosting\u00a0an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/small-business-handbooks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-critical-tickets-32928043665\">employee handbook workshop<\/a>\u00a0later this month and\u00a0the conversation quickly turned to company culture. In her words:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Employee Handbooks are not just critical for mitigating risk, they introduce employees to company culture and how they fit in.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In order to\u00a0create our\u00a0eBook, <a href=\"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/ebook\">How to Write a Culture-First Employee Handbook<\/a>, we compiled a list of references &#8211; samples, resources, and articles that helped shape our thinking on the topic.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d thought it might be nice to share them with you!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Sample Employee Handbooks and &#8220;Handbooks&#8221;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/reed2001\/culture-1798664\">Netflix Culture: Freedom &amp; Responsibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Valve&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiKxqKwrf_SAhVK7SYKHZlCBdIQFggcMAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valvesoftware.com%2Fcompany%2FValve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmWgIlQd82l9JBQq0n2a6u61s9KA\">Handbook for New Employees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapposinsights.com\/culture-book\">Zappo&#8217;s Culture Book(s)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/blog\/tabid\/6307\/bid\/34234\/the-hubspot-culture-code-creating-a-company-we-love.aspx\">The HubSpot Culture Code<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefoolrules.com\">The Fool Rules (by Motley Fool)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Books<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/startwithwhy.com\">Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action<\/a> by Simon Sinek<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danpink.com\/books\/drive\/\">Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us<\/a> by Dan Pink<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tribal-Leadership-Leveraging-Thriving-Organization\/dp\/0061251321\">Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization<\/a> by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablegroup.com\/books\/engagement\">The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery<\/a> by Patrick Lencioni<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/deliveringhappiness.com\/\">Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose<\/a> by Tony Hsieh<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablegroup.com\/books\/silos\">Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors<\/a> by Patrick Lencioni<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Websites<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrsimple.com\">HR Simple<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapposinsights.com\">Zappos Insights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/grc2020.com\">GRC 20\/20<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve\u00a0been\u00a0talking with\u00a0a partner who&#8217;s hosting\u00a0an employee handbook workshop\u00a0later this month and\u00a0the conversation quickly turned to company culture. 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