David Ossip, CEO of Ceridian

Success comes from culture

When I first walked in to our head office in Minneapolis – a beautiful building, with a welcoming reception desk – my first thought was “Oh my, I don’t think I’m going to be allowed into the building.” Hanging behind reception were large flat-screen televisions, one of which listed the company dress code. My t-shirt and jeans weren’t going to make the cut. The office had an environment that seemed to echo the 1960s. The boardroom and executive floor resembled a scene from the television series Mad Men.