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The ABIS culture deck contains everything you need to know about working, and more importantly, living at ABIS. From our Monday morning meetings to our First Friday Familia gatherings, we try to make working as fun as possible.TRANSCRIPT
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Founded in 1983 by Russell Schulte, ABIS is a group of professionals with a goal of transforming and revolutionizing the way companies work through the use of software solutions with business efficiency in mind. With the help of our client-partners and our growing community, ABIS continues to grow and become more impactful, as does our Adjutant and MetalEZ software.
Who are we?
What does the word company mean? The word company has friendly beginnings: Com (together) and panis which is Latin for bread. It literally translates as someone you break bread with.
Who could be against having fun and breaking bread? We are not! At ABIS, every first Friday of the month we celebrate one another, our good deeds and company accomplishments.
We call it our First Friday Familiarity meeting.
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Imagine
Imagine the love. The love of our city, experiences, helping one another; The love of what we do.
Imagine the best of all at work. The best desks, chairs, co-workers, the best office. Imagine sitting next to the right person on the bus. Imagine the freedom to be yourself.
You don’t have to imagine, all this exists at ABIS!
“Today you hear a lot about sustainable. At ABIS it’s about making work sustainable. With a balance of work and life, fun and challenge, independence and teams, and growth and rest… ABIS makes working here a lifeBme possibility. When you work with friends, it doesn't even seem like work, it's just life. ”
Russell Schulte, CEO
A note from the CEO
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What people need
Intellectual
Environmental
Spiritual
Social Physical
Overall wellness is composed of 5 individual dimensions of health. The goal is to find balance between all dimensions. We believe in these dimensions and use them to provide employees with the best experience we can.
Intellectual Wellness 1
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Engaging in creative and stimulating activities and accepting one's self while seeking improvement. An intellectually well person uses available resources to improve skills and expand potential for sharing with others. We believe in the ability to learn, grow, and take advantage of the resources around us.
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. -Albert Einstein
Spiritual Wellness 2
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Seek meaning and purpose in life, pursue a fulfilling
life, and contribute to the spiritual health of others.
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A spiritually well person will attain a greater
appreciation and wonderment for the world
around them.
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Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous The Bible Peter 3:8
Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant. Quran 42:43
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Psalms (Tehilim) 133:1 The Bible & The Torah
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and reflective - people who know to see a problem as an opportunity.
Social Wellness 3
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The ability to have satisfying interpersonal relationships and interactions. Social Wellness includes working in groups, and the ability to give and receive support. At ABIS, we embody this by building close friendships, practicing empathy and effective listening, and caring for each other.
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Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher. -Oprah Winfrey
Physical Wellness 4
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Physical Wellness includes exercising regularly, eating a balanced diet, and
caring for one’s body.
Physically well individuals apply their
knowledge, motivation, attitude and skills
toward achieving their personal fitness and
health goals.
I love working for ABIS. The office gym keeps me in shape. -Arnold Schwarzenegger
Environmental Wellness 5
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Being environmentally well includes caring for our surroundings and cultivating growth and sustainability . The quality of our work environment impacts the work
we do.
A Note from Katie Thurman
"AB IS i s un l i ke any o ther company. From the outside looking in it seems fun and unique, but from the inside it is so much more. Our team has an incredible dynamic where we all work hard and play hard. Everyone supports one another, yet I am challenged as an individual; which makes each day new and exciBng.”
KaBe Thurman – 6 months with ABIS
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Our Values
Family Love Fun Happiness Passion Balance
FAMILY 1
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Family is our first and most important value. Employees, Client-Partners… We’re all a big family. We go to games, events, concerts, and celebrate the moments that matter with each other. This is a Familia for us!
LOVE 2
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Love is just as important to us as family, and we try to embody that with everything we do.
BE ABLE TO ACCEPT AND GIVE HUGS.
FUN 3
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Our company is built on fun.
All day, every day, fun has a place in our office. We feel everyone needs to have fun at work.
From barbecues to Birthday lunches, everything is better with fun. We work hard and we chill hard.
HAPPINESS 4
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Our family spirit, the love we share and the fun we have all bring about happiness.
We spread happiness to our co-workers and clients. Life is too short not to be happy.
PASSION 5
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Our work comes from passion. We are the best for one simple reason: We love what we do. We celebrate success, and we work together to prevent failure.
BALANCE 6
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We help our employees and co-workers find balance. We have no vacation policy. Take as much time as you need and use good judgment.
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A note from Karen Egan
“When I find myself smiling on my drive into the office and on the way home I know it’s because of the unique and amazing culture we have at ABIS!”
Karen Egan, 6 years in ABIS
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How we hire
Talent
Skill
Culture Fit
Skill: A combination of previous experience and education. Skills can be developed and improved.
Talent: Talent is innate. One’s ability to problem solve, learn and innovate.
Culture Fit: This is the most fundamental part of our hiring process. No matter how skilled or talented you are, Culture Fit is still essential. To see if candidates will fit in at ABIS, we have lunch in a social setting and just “hang out”. To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change
often. -Winston Churchill
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We hire for attitude and culture, and train for skills.
We hire the best people for the best job and the best life at ABIS.
Culture allows us to be one body. It gives us a competitive advantage. Because of our culture, we are stronger than
other companies.
Our beliefs shape our work.
If you think you could fit with our culture, contact us!!
Contact us ABIS, Inc.
1415 North Loop West
Suite 1200 Houston, Texas 77008
713 - 680 - 2247
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