Definition: Culture | noun (WAY OF LIFE)
1. the way of life, the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular group of people at a particular time.
Williams Corporation’s success is a direct result of our values and our culture. By instilling our values and culture within everyone who works with, or for our business, we ensure that everyone can make decisions in the best interest of the company.
That means everyone is a leader in our company, which is reflected in our flat staffing structure. We believe all our staff are professionals, and entrust the success of the company in everyone’s hands.
Our Purpose
We build homes where people can live, work and play, that are affordable to buy, affordable to own and affordable to maintain.
Our Brand & Crown
The Williams Corporation name and the company’s crown, is a symbol of success. A symbol of how things can be different, that everyone can aspire to wearing their own ‘crown’ as a successful person and contributor to their family & community.
Our Goals
Our company and individual goals will always be large, bordering on impossible. Seeking an impossible goal forces you to be a better version of yourself every day.
Our Structure
Although hierarchies exist for practical business management, every member of our team should feel the ability to make decisions and recommend how things could be done better. Our team are engaged and empowered in their role to contribute across all areas of the business, yet no person is too good to sweep the floor or take out the rubbish.
Our Customers
Everything we do is centered around our commitment to our customers. But we don’t just sell homes, we use our wealth of knowledge and expertise to change their lives for the better, and this kind of service stands out. Customers will always remember the way we helped them into the property market and that leads to long-standing relationships and advocacy.
Celebrating Success & Payment
We love success, and when the company is efficient and successful it enables us to celebrate and reward those who contribute to that success. It also means we are able to pay everyone well and when or before it is due. By treating our team with respect when it comes to financial rewards, we expect the same in return from their performance.
Politics
It is not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. We believe in free markets and free people. Nobody owes you anything and life isn’t fair. But by our work we will make the world a better place.
Ethics vs Values
At a time in history, it was legal to do barbaric things such as slavery. We do not let the laws & current ethics of the country define our values and how we lead our company. When we see something we believe is wrong, we fight for change.
Legacy
We will leave the world in a better place than where we found it.
Architecture
A building needs integrity, the same as a person, and that comes down to the architecture, design, build quality and energy that goes in to producing it. We build homes that have roofs that protect from the elements, with soffits to keep the water from the walls, with windows that provide light to its occupants and on stand-alone titles providing clear ownership to the owner.
Materials
We only use exceptional materials to build our homes, with a proven history of quality and locally sourced where possible. The definition of integrity is to do the right thing when no one is watching, and that applies to the materials in our homes that no one ever sees.
Our Plans
Our strength comes from producing the best possible product at scale, to give customers great value. Our inhouse teams are always innovating and developing our product with small tweaks, but we do not alter our product for any specific customer. If an idea is great, it should be added to all our homes.
Work
If you do something you are passionate about, then you never work a day in your life. We are property lovers, and bring the best version of ourselves to work each day to pass on our knowledge and expertise to our customers. When we are driven by a collective purpose, we can achieve greater things than companies 10x our size. We are the Navy Seals of the construction world, and everyone wants to know what goes on in our elite unit!
Investment in our people
The company will invest in its people giving them opportunities to better their lives. We believe in giving our team the best possible chance of personal success through knowledge, resource and guidance. We do so on the basis of building a strong team that wants to contribute for many years, but anyone is always free to leave and follow their own path.
Improvement & Education
Nothing should ever be accepted for the way it is, you can always improve. We do that via a commitment to ourselves and to education to ensure we get 1% better everyday.
Health
To change the world everyone needs a healthy body and healthy mind. That means we lead lives that allow ourselves to be the best version of ourselves at all times. We exercise, eat well, get consistent sleep and allow ourselves time to relax and re-energise.
Punctuality
Time is a person’s greatest asset and should be treated accordingly. We are always ready for an appointment and give that time completely to the person we are with by being present, both in mind and body.
Focus
No person employed or on sole contract for the company can do other work. Our people are our success and must have a single-minded determination to our drive the success of our company. You can’t have one foot in and one foot out. Our people need to be all in for us to achieve our dreams.
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