"I'm Number One!" — A Flat Communication Pattern at Genesislab [StoryPack-Genesislab ⑤]

The fifth StoryPack installment introduces two communication devices that a team with an average age of 33 runs on. The first is a spoken cue: when someone wants to grab a colleague’s attention first, they say out loud, “I’m number one!” instead of negotiating with body language. The rule puts on the table that everyone has something urgent, which cuts through Korean-workplace hierarchy dances and the subtle eye-contact politics that often take their place.

The second is a direct-invention compensation program. Work-related inventions earn both cash rewards and career paths, giving employees a reason to dig deep into their domain and giving the company patent assets in return. In June 2023, the Korean government certified Genesislab as an excellent direct-invention compensation company.

A ten-person group workation set the culture’s temperature: in November 2023, the team spent five nights in Gangwon Province blending workshops with vacation time, and every participant gave the trip a perfect 5.0-out-of-5.0 satisfaction score. The internal experiment landed.

The whole picture is a pattern that tries to hold performance pressure and employee well-being on the same table, resting on mutual respect.

Source: Digital Daily (디지털데일리) — An Office Where Shouting “I’m Number One!” Isn’t Awkward [StoryPack-Genesislab ⑤]