During the past three decades, National Instruments has grown into a global company with more than 3,800 employees, and it maintains an award-winning culture that holds innovation and a challenging, fun work environment as keys to its success. In the company's early days, all NI employees could fit into one room to hear directly from Truchard. Today, this "sneaker management" philosophy remains woven into the company's culture of having fun, maintaining open communication and sharing in the team's success.