Steering Through Uncertainty: Lyft's Journey Towards Cultural Alignment in a Shifting Workplace Landscape
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Steering Through Uncertainty: Lyft's Journey Towards Cultural Alignment in a Shifting Workplace Landscape

by Jennifer A. Chatman, Dave Rochlin, and Sameer Srivastava


Just one year after making a public commitment to a fully flexible remote work policy, Lyft brought in a new CEO, David Risher, who announced a large round of layoffs and a 'return to the office' initiative. Kristin Sverchek, Lyft’s President of Business Affairs, understood that the executive team tied this decision to financial stability and growth, but knew that she needed manage employee morale and maintain the popular ridesharing company's distinctive customer-focused culture through this transitional period. Would this shift help turn Lyft around, or undermine the attempt?

Learning Objectives

1. Examine how Lyft sought to maintain its culture while facing unprecedented challenges in the ridesharing industry during the pandemic and post-pandemic years.

2. Explore the transformation of a successful startup in a highly competitive space into a profitable, mature business.

3. Discuss the management of culture within a hybrid remote workforce.

4. Explore how actively managing corporate culture, the organization, and the people working within it, is key to delivering on strategic objectives.

Details

Pub Date: February 1, 2025

Discipline: Organizational culture

Keywords: Organizational culture, Culture, Organizational transformations, Organizational values, Value based leadership, Leadership, Customer experiences, Layoffs, Competition, Ridesharing, Remote work

Product #: B6064-PDF-ENG

Industry: Technology

Geography: United States, Silicon Valley

Length: 7 page(s)

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