Effective team work
Culture
Workplace Wisdom
Performance Playbook
100

Goals, Roles, Information, People


What is get a GRIP ?

100

This legendary 1987 anecdote about a seafood product exemplifies Costco’s mission to increase quality while simultaneously decreasing price.


What is the Salmon Story?

100

This is the specific name for the practice of posting hourly schedules on Mondays two weeks in advance.


What is the Rothman Workplan?

100


This official document is designed "to improve, not to punish" an employee's behavior or performance


What is a Counseling Notice?

200


Specific, measurable, achievable, results-oriented, time-sensitive

What is SMART ?

200

Co-founder Jim Sinegal frequently identifies this specific group as the company's greatest and most important asset.


Who are Costco employees?

200

Words like "often," "always," and "usually" are referred to as these types of meanings because they aren't precise.

What are fuzzy meanings?

200

When documenting an observation, a supervisor must ensure their feedback is these three things

What are Accurate, Specific, and Consistent?

300


Construction of a tower, using spaghetti sticks, 1 marshmallow, tape and rubber bands

   What is the Marshmallow Challenge ?

300

This 5-part guide begins with "Obey the Law" and ends with "Reward our Shareholders."


What is the Code of Ethics?

300


In a new hire's first 90 days, your primary role is summarized by this three-word mantra


What is "Teach, teach, teach"?

300

This follow-up training occurs after an employee has been with the company for this many days.


What is 90 days?

400

Understanding your role, delegating, listening to your employees, open door, being fair and consistent.


   What is a team leader ?

400

According to Costco's philosophy, this group is rewarded as a direct result of following the first four principles of the Code of Ethics.


Who are the shareholders?

400

Typing your entire message like this is widely considered to be "bad etiquette."


What is an email in all caps?

400


According to this rule or ratio, a manager's time is typically divided between high performers, standard performers, and low performers.


What is the 80/20 rule?

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