The Pursuit of Happiness: What makes Award Winning Software Cultures?

Organizations are increasingly focusing on their employees' happiness because research shows that happy employees have a huge advantage over unhappy ones – they are more productive, flexible, resilient, creative, make happier customers and collaborate better with their colleagues. On average, organizations with happier employees are 9% more profitable than organizations with unhappy employees.

Sales is recognised as one of the most stressful careers, so we thought that we’d recognise some of our partnered clients and highlight the amazing work they do in regards to employee welfare within the software industry.
 

Shaped by the real-world needs of data analysts, Fivetran’s smart data collection platform is the fastest way to stream your data into a high-performance cloud warehouse.

The culture of any organization flows from its people, so Fivetran seek out teammates who share their values and drive, not people who are exactly like them. They’ve built a company that allows everyone to take risks and thrive professionally — without ever hiding their authentic selves.

Fivetran has several standout values that include going above and beyond to nurture diversity, equality and inclusiveness… to name a few! With annual company retreats in Colorado, this team are still in the early stages of their growth in EMEA, so hires that join now are able to influence and shape the team around them.
 

NS1
 

NS1’s DNS, DHCP and IPAM solutions help you build modern foundational infrastructures to power exceptional application experiences, so we can all continue connecting, innovating, informing, educating, and moving the world forward.

NS1 are building a global community of smart, innovative, dedicated employees who are empowered to make a difference - within the company as well as in the world around them.

One of their loudest and most passionate commitments is to Diversity, Inclusion and Equity at NS1. Their commitment is to ensure everyone at NS1 has a path, a place, and a voice. NS1 view attracting, growing and developing diversity within their organization as a moral imperative as well as the right thing to do for their business. A more diverse and inclusive workforce helps solve complex challenges through the collective thinking that is an outgrowth of bringing people with various experiences and perspectives together. 

“It isn’t enough to talk about being committed D I&E. We must act in order to improve in these areas.”
 

Powering the worlds connections. Kong makes connecting APIs and microservices across today’s hybrid, multi-cloud environments easier and faster than ever. They power trillions of API transactions for leading organizations globally through their end-to-end API platform.

They are a group of makers, thinkers, and doers focused on helping today’s developers build tomorrow’s technology. They have employees in over 24 countries and growing! Since day one, They have felt that diversity would only make them stronger, and Kong continue to march down that path as they grow. Championing a remote culture that has thrived over the past year, and they continue to invest in their employee experience with dedicated teams and programs. Passionate about solving challenges that will fundamentally shape the future of technology.
 

Workato is the leading Enterprise Automation Platform. Workato enables both business and IT teams to integrate their apps and automate business workflows without compromising security and governance. It enables companies to drive real time outcomes from business events.

They get things done, move fast, and foster a transparent and diverse culture. The Workato team fosters a 'Just Do It' environment. There is a perfect storm of seasoned veterans and energetic youth that breeds confidence in the strategic vision of the company.

Workato has been recognised as part of the Top 47 Enterprise Startups to Bet Your Career On in 2020 and Hottest 13 Productivity Software Startups to Watch in 2020.
 

 

Immersive Labs empower organizations to increase, measure and demonstrate human capabilities in every part of their cybersecurity. They deliver continuous challenges, scenarios and crisis simulations, developed by experts and powered by the latest threat research.

Immersive Labs are working hard to create an environment where the best people can do their best work. Everything they do is guided by their core values: inclusivity, agility and drive. It’s their mission to create a progressive, open and productive workplace where all of the team can be their authentic selves. Their values exist as a framework to help support and empower each other, because they know that when you feel accepted, included and happy at work, you can do and be your best. As such, they welcome people who share these values and are as passionate about their mission, their workplace and their product as they are.

They also drive a multitude of corporate social responsibility initiatives from being committed to increasing diversity in cybersecurity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture, to caring about the environment, and they’ve committed to improving the communities they’re involved in, both locally and globally.