This document outlines the mission, culture and values of Lifestyle Publications. The mission is to glorify God by faithfully stewarding the company and engaging families, inspiring communities and connecting local businesses. The culture emphasizes passion for the mission, inspired creativity, limitless potential, and blazing their own trail. Core values include teamwork, humility, accountability, continuous improvement, and thinking like owners. Success and rewards are based on results rather than titles.
5. TO GLORIFY GOD BY BEING A FAITHFUL
STEWARD OF THE COMPANY THAT
WAS ENTRUSTED TO US. WE ARE
PASSIONATELY COMMITTED TO ENGAGE
FAMILIES, INSPIRE COMMUNITIES AND
CONNECT LOCAL BUSINESSES.
AT LIFESTYLE PUBLICATIONS,
THE MISSION IS...
6. EVERY ORGANIZATION KNOWS WHAT
THEY DO, BUT VERY FEW CAN SAY
THAT WHY IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR CULTURE, AND IT
IS WHAT MAKES US PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR JOBS.
15. WE BELIEVE THERE IS
limitlesspotentialWHEN YOU BLAZE YOUR
OWN TRAIL.
16. WE BELIEVE THERE IS
limitlesspotentialWHEN YOU BLAZE YOUR
OWN TRAIL.
(likehim)
17. WE ARE CREATIVE INNOVATORS WHO SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY.
SOME SEE THE WORLD AS DISCONNECTED. WE SEE A WORLD OF INSPIRED
CONNECTIONS. WE PROPEL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY, INSPIRING PEOPLE
TO LIVE A STYLIZED LIFE IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
56. YesPeople
WE ARE STRONG AND SEEK CLEAR AND DEFINED SOLUTIONS
THAT BENIFIT THE TEAM, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL. WE ARE GO-
GETTERS WHO GET THE JOB DONE AND WHO STRIKE THE WORDS
âI CANâT DO ITâ FROM OUR MENTAL AND VERBAL VOCABULARY.
This means doing things that are outside of our
traditional job descriptions.
57. This means doing things that are outside of our
traditional job descriptions.
WesawourCEO,Steven,takeoutthetrash...Once.
YesPeople
WE ARE STRONG AND SEEK CLEAR AND DEFINED SOLUTIONS
THAT BENIFIT THE TEAM, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL. WE ARE GO-
GETTERS WHO GET THE JOB DONE AND WHO STRIKE THE WORDS
âI CANâT DO ITâ FROM OUR MENTAL AND VERBAL VOCABULARY.
62. CUSTOMER
WITHOUT A TEAM,
WE HAVE NO
TEAM
WITHOUT A CUSTOMER,
WE HAVE NO
andsnacks...wecan'tsucceedwithoutsnacks.
63. Wolfstyle
IN NATURE THE PACK IS ALWAYS STRONGER THAN
AN INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS ALSO TRUE WHEN IT COMES
TO OUR COMPANY. WE PROTECT THE TEAM AND THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PART OF IT.
TREAT THE MEMBERS OF YOUR PACK THE WAY
YOU WOULD WISH TO BE TREATED.
72. GOSSIP IS TALKING ABOUT
SOMEONE ELSE IN A
GOSSIP IS TALKING ABOUT
SOMEONE ELSE IN A
WAY.
negativeor
unconfirmed
73. TO GOSSIP IS GOSSIP.
GOSSIP IS GOSSIP.
Listening
Repeating
GOSSIP IS TALKING ABOUT
SOMEONE ELSE IN A
WAY.
negativeor
unconfirmed
74. WE ARE A FORGIVING COMPANY AND WE
LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES, BUT GOSSIP
IS ONE THING WE DO NOT TOLERATE.
Weshutitdown! TO GOSSIP IS GOSSIP.
GOSSIP IS GOSSIP.
Listening
Repeating
GOSSIP IS TALKING ABOUT
SOMEONE ELSE IN A
WAY.
negativeor
unconfirmed
75. Weshutitdown!(CHUCK NORRIS STYLE)
WE ARE A FORGIVING COMPANY AND WE
LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES, BUT GOSSIP
IS ONE THING WE DO NOT TOLERATE.
Weshutitdown! TO GOSSIP IS GOSSIP.
GOSSIP IS GOSSIP.
Listening
Repeating
GOSSIP IS TALKING ABOUT
SOMEONE ELSE IN A
WAY.
negativeor
unconfirmed
76. Weshutitdown!(CHUCK NORRIS STYLE)
WE ARE A FORGIVING COMPANY AND WE
LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES, BUT GOSSIP
IS ONE THING WE DO NOT TOLERATE.
Weshutitdown! TO GOSSIP IS GOSSIP.
GOSSIP IS GOSSIP.
Listening
Repeating
GOSSIP IS TALKING ABOUT
SOMEONE ELSE IN A
WAY.
negativeor
unconfirmed
84. WE ARE NOT INTO TITLES.
TITLES ARE NOT CREATED TO LORD
OVER PEOPLE OR BRAG ABOUT.
WE HAVE THEM SO THAT RESPONSIBILITY
AND THE CORRECT PATH FOR TYPES OF
COMMUNICATION IS CLEAR.
Humility
85. Owning
Mistakes
WE LEARN FROM AND FIX OUR
MISTAKES SO THAT WE CAN GROW.
LIKE ANY PROFESSIONAL TEAM, WE HOLD EACH
OTHER ACCOUNTABLE TO PROTECT THE WHOLE.
HOWEVER, WE ARE SLOW TO TAKE CREDIT
FOR SOMETHING.
INSTEAD, WE DEFLECT IT TO THE TEAM.
VIA EXCESSIVE HIGH-FIVES, CELEBRATORY SNACKS
AND CONGA LINES...
86. WE ONLY PRODUCE EXCELLENCE THROUGH A
CONTINUAL PURSUIT TO INSPIRE OUR READERS
THROUGH THE ART THAT WE CREATE.
OUR CONTENT IS AUTHENTIC AND CONNECTIVE,
OUR DESIGNS ARE EXPRESSIVE AND ELEVATED,
SO WE NEVER SETTLE. (EVER.)
NeverSettling
87. OpenDoorsWEâRE THE ONLY ONES WHO DO WHAT
WE DO & WE STAY THAT WAY THROUGH
NEW IDEAS. OPEN DOORS MEAN THAT NO
ONE SHOULD HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT
SHARING A THOUGHT.
88. OpenDoors
UNLESS IT INVOLVES A LLAMA, A GET-AWAY VEHICLE & A PASSPORT...
BEST KEEP THAT TO YOURSELF.[ [
WEâRE THE ONLY ONES WHO DO WHAT
WE DO & WE STAY THAT WAY THROUGH
NEW IDEAS. OPEN DOORS MEAN THAT NO
ONE SHOULD HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT
SHARING A THOUGHT.
89. WE BELIEVE IN BEING READY FOR
ANYTHING AND FOLLOWING THE 5 PâS
AS A COMPANY MANTRA:
PROPER PREPARATION PREVENTS
POOR PERFORMANCE.
CAUTIONARY TALE:
DONâT SAY THAT WITH CRACKERS IN YOUR MOUTH.
90. Timeliness
Father Time would like to reminds us
âTimeliness is Timelessâ
CARING ABOUT YOUR TEAM MEANS
BEING TIMELY. BEING LATE HURTS
THE TEAM AND VIOLATES OUR
âPUT OTHERS FIRSTâ VALUE.
91. WE WANT YOU TO FIND AND REMOVE
CLUTTER AND ENCOURAGE IDEAS TO MAKE
OUR SYSTEMS MORE EFFICIENT, WHICH
HELPS THE TEAM AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
Things that Grow
MUST CHANGE
92. AS WE MAKE DECISIONS, WE THINK ABOUT
HOW THESE DECISIONS COULD HELP US
GROW INTO THE COMPANY WE WANT TO
BECOME AND HOW THINGS WILL WORK WITH
100 MAGAZINES, 500, 1,000, & 5,000 MAGAZINES.
We constantly think about
SCALE
93. CommunicationWHILE WE HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY, NOT EVERY
CONVERSATION NEEDS TO INVOLVE MULTIPLE DOORS.
THINK THROUGH THE CONCEPT TO DETERMINE WHO
NEEDS TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNICATION. DONâT
LOOP TOO MANY PEOPLE IN.
94. CommunicationWHILE WE HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY, NOT EVERY
CONVERSATION NEEDS TO INVOLVE MULTIPLE DOORS.
THINK THROUGH THE CONCEPT TO DETERMINE WHO
NEEDS TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNICATION. DONâT
LOOP TOO MANY PEOPLE IN.
ONLY DONKEYS OVERUSE âREPLY ALLâ.
DONâT BE A DONKEY.
96. PHONE CONVERSATIONS ARE forgotten AND
SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A SINGULAR WAY TO
COMMUNICATE IDEAS.
MAKE SURE IDEAS ARE IN WRITING VIA EMAIL OR
THE COMMUNICATION PORTAL.
97. There is always a solution to a
problem. Usually the most simple
way is the answer. We donât need
complex formulas or methods.
We want a clear, simplistic model.
BEST WAY!
Findthe
98. BOX
UTSIDE
THE
BE A problem-solverOR ARTIST OF YOUR
CRAFT, WHO THINKS OUTSIDE OF THE BOX,
AND CONSTANTLY THINKS AND IMPLEMENTS
NEW WAYS OF IMPROVEMENT.
99. LIMITLESS
THAT IS WHAT CREATES OUR BlueOcean.
NO ONE ELSE DOES WHAT WE DO IN OUR
INDUSTRY AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THAT
WAY THROUGH CREATIVITY.THINK
100. We each excel in our sphere
of inïŹuence, whether that is
clients, publishers or other
team members.
GOOD
BETTER
BEST
Ownership