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To help maintain our unique\u00a0culture, one thing WP Engine does is practice open-book management. This includes fostering a “no-surprise environment” in which every employee knows how the company is fairing.<\/p>\n

“We want our employees to stay focused in knowing how their role makes a big impact on the business,” said Heather Brunner in a recent\u00a0interview with the Austin Business Journal<\/a>.\u00a0Watch Heather discuss the importance of open-book management below:<\/p>\n

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“We teach all of our employees how to read the key KPIs (key performance indicators) of our business,” Brunner said in the interview.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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