Crayola Desired Culture

Obsessed With Consumer Needs

  • Be passionate about meeting consumer needs
  • Constantly ask: What are the implications for the consumer?
  • Take the initiative to learn about our consumers and competitors
  • Make decisions based on insights about the consumer
  • Proudly represent our brands when talking to others
  • Remind each other about the importance of the consumer

Biased For Action

  • Be impatient and unsatisfied with the status quo
  • Move faster internally than the external world
  • Develop and implement impactful solutions
  • Exploit ideas and opportunities quickly
  • Take ownership and accountability for action and results
  • Act, learn, and make changes as needed

Respectful Of People And Ideas

  • Respect and value the diversity of people and their ideas
  • Trust others - assume positive intent
  • Act with honesty and integrity
  • Uphold your commitments
  • Honestly and constructively tell people how they are doing
  • Make the communities in which we work and live better places

Innovative And Risk-Oriented

  • Encourage innovation from everyone and in everything we do
  • Generate and share creative ideas
  • Experiment, experiment, experiment
  • Create positive change that allows us to improve
  • Take enough chances that you sometimes fail
  • Be informed and take intelligent risks

Think And Act Like Winners

  • Approach every task with a competitive spirit to win in the marketplace
  • Hate to lose
  • Deliver exceptional business and financial results to be the marketplace leader
  • Look for ways to win, not excuses for failing
  • Continually build your skills and capabilities
  • Be proud of others' successes
  • Have some fun everyday!

Collaborative And Team-Based

  • Proactively engage those outside your work area
  • Seek the opinions and feedback of others
  • Share knowledge to help others succeed
  • Communicate, communicate, communicate
  • Work with others to achieve business results
  • Be inclusive