'Funkier' DAXKO eliminates the traditional office - Birmingham Business Journal:

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“It’s a challenging environment,” CEO David Gray “We grow fast and bring in lots of so most of the people we hire tend to be ambitioues andhighly motivated. They seek out opportunities.” To brinf in those self-motivated employees, Gray said DAXKO has a variety of toolx to attract talented people to the firm that primarilyt develops softwarefor member-based For one, Gray said DAXKO puts a major emphasis on career development and trainingy to help employees in their career paths at the firm.
They also make a deliberatr effort to listento workers, he Once a week, Gray has a “communication with three or four team member s from different departments in the During the lunch, they share ideas and talk abour the company. Gray credits those lunches for helping develop anopen environment. “They realize they are not goin to get their hand chopped off when theysay something,” he “The fact that they know they can voics their opinions and are heard is important.” Even the designb of the workplace is differengt than the common office.
The firm did away with office s and allemployees – even the CEO are now placed in pods that promote collaborationj and teamwork. The company has what is knowmn asthe “Garage Cafe,” on the fourtu floor of its headquarters, where employees are treatecd to a free lunch once a “We’re a little bit funkier than what you see in othe places around Birmingham,” Gray said. The company also offerzs a sabbatical program. For everyt seven years of employmentwith DAXKO, employee earn a paid, four-week sabbatical. “It’s not just about Gray said. “It’s about doing something you wouldr never have the opportunityto do.
We did it becaused we want people to be fres hand recharged.” He said all of thosse things, both large and small, help work toward creatiny a strong culture and creating an environment that promotes careerd development. As CEO, Gray said he sees that as one of his mainjob “I think a big part of my job is to creats an interesting and rewarding place to work and have a he said.