Unify The Talents, Foster The Balance
In Agate, we pride ourselves on not just being a highly-efficient team but also the friendly work environment we foster in our studio. We provide home for diverse talents, cultures, backgrounds, all unified to translate fun into enjoyable product and experience.
We believe in meritocracy, that every person in the company is someone to respect and learn from, regardless of rank and experience. There’s no limit to learn and grow, both as a crew or as a team.
Our Core Value
Positivity
Collaboration
Excellence
Level Up
Core Principle
Responsible Freedom
The goal is to inspire crews,
not telling them how to work.
In Agate, we believe everyone in our crew is skilled in their craft, and works best at their own way of working. We encourage our crews through creative freedom and empowerment — giving everyone lots of agency, power, and information to support their endeavor.
Informed Decision Maker
Decisions are based on knowledge,
not majority.
In Agate, we don’t wait for consensus for decision-making, but we put our emphasis on being informed about the decision. If a decision-maker is reasonably confident of their choice, we will support them. Regardless of the decision, we will reflect on the impact together and use it as an opportunity to learn and improve future decision-making.
Disagree Openly,
but Commit
Disagreements are to be discussed, while decisions are to be respected.
In Agate, disagreements are to be brought up and discussed. With discussions, different views and concerns from crew members could be addressed, understood, and considered in decision-making. However, we expect everyone to commit to the final decision to make it as successful as possible.
Provide Context,
Avoid Control
Lead by providing context,
not control.
In Agate, we want every crew member to be great independent decision-makers. Rather than controlling the crew members, leaders are expected to provide context and let crew members make decisions. By giving appropriate context, leaders could help crew members make great decisions.
Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled
Everyone has the same understanding of the ultimate goal and able to work on it independently.
We aim to reach alignment on a strategic level, and we trust everyone to do their part with those strategies in mind. We believe that this approach allows everyone to work efficiently with their preferred way of working and with minimal interference.
Highly Aligned
- Strategy and goals are clear, specific, and broadly understood
- Team interactions focused on strategy and goals, rather than tactics
- Requires large investment in management time to be transparent, articulate, and perceptive
Loosely Coupled
- Minimal cross-functional meetings except to get aligned on goals and strategy
- Trust between groups on tactics without previewing/approving each other
- Leaders reach out proactively for ad-hoc coordination and perspective as appropriate
- Occasional post-mortems on tactics necessary to increase alignment
Responsible Freedom
The goal is to inspire crews, not telling them how to work.
In Agate, we believe everyone in our crew is skilled in their craft, and works best at their own way of working. We encourage our crews through creative freedom and empowerment — giving everyone lots of agency, power, and information to support their endeavor.
Informed Decision Maker
Decisions are based on knowledge, not majority.
In Agate, we don’t wait for consensus for decision-making, but we put our emphasis on being informed about the decision. If a decision-maker is reasonably confident of their choice, we will support them. Regardless of the decision, we will reflect on the impact together and use it as an opportunity to learn and improve future decision-making.
Disagree Openly, but Commit
Disagreements are to be discussed, while decisions are to be respected.
In Agate, disagreements are to be brought up and discussed. With discussions, different views and concerns from crew members could be addressed, understood, and considered in decision-making. However, we expect everyone to commit to the final decision to make it as successful as possible.
Provide Context, Avoid Control Lead by providing context, not control.
In Agate, we want every crew member to be great independent decision-makers. Rather than controlling the crew members, leaders are expected to provide context and let crew members make decisions. By giving appropriate context, leaders could help crew members make great decisions.
Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled
Everyone has the same understanding of the ultimate goal and able to work on it independently.
We aim to reach alignment on a strategic level, and we trust everyone to do their part with those strategies in mind. We believe that this approach allows everyone to work efficiently with their preferred way of working and with minimal interference.
Highly Aligned
- Strategy and goals are clear, specific, and broadly understood
- Team interactions focused on strategy and goals, rather than tactics
- Requires large investment in management time to be transparent, articulate, and perceptive
Loosely Coupled
- Minimal cross-functional meetings except to get aligned on goals and strategy
- Trust between groups on tactics without previewing/approving each other
- Leaders reach out proactively for ad-hoc coordination and perspective as appropriate
- Occasional post-mortems on tactics necessary to increase alignment
More ways we're building an epic team in our workplace
Agate is always on the lookout...
for more people with ambition, technical skills, and desire to grow.
