But those endlessly negotiable perks like vacation time that can make or break a “creative” hire. And not just the fundamentals, like medical and profit sharing and 401K. All full-time employees receive the same benefits package, no matter the seniority or title. And this teamwork approach is also reflected in their internal business practices. “I can’t do my job unless the people in sales do their job, and the shipping department can’t do their job unless the production people do theirs, and on it goes,” he says.
This communication cycle is reflected on the company’s organizational chart-not the typical inverted pyramid of hierarchy, but rather a circle. We’re never going to dash someone’s dream by say ‘you can’t’. It had everything: an integrated location-I walk to lunch every day and encourage others to do the same-with plenty of parking and the iconic architecture of a classic American factory.” “And as soon as I saw the building, I immediately knew. “Because this move needed to last a long time, it had to be really good,” he says. Instead, he chose a central and historic location-the former Rambo and Regar Knitting Mills, which dates back to 1898. When his company's growth required a move, Muderick didn’t pick what he calls a “cheap steel box” in an industrial park way out of town. And because of its therapeutic value, social workers get permission for children who must testify in court to bring their Thinking Putty with them. Playing with it lets your mind wander, yet helps you focus. It is simultaneously solitary and communal: good for contemplation and good for conversation.
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With no superimposed identity, Thinking Putty is free to take on a life of its own.
“We’re never going to dash someone’s dream by say ‘you can’t’. “It works in whatever way you need it,” he says.
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