Team Core Values

For at least the last 12 years or more, I have shared the following Core Values with teams and places I have worked. Now to be quite honest, I do not recall any longer if I built these on top of something else, or if I just generated these out of thin air from my own thoughts. So any semblance to others is a happy accident of like mindedness. I’m quite sure over the years, I have modified the wording a bit. I’d be curious about additions or thoughts about these that people might have.

The following is the current set:

Core Values

People

• Respect and care for well-being and professional development of yourself and others
• Maintain atmosphere comprised of trust, empowerment, teamwork
• Get the best people in the right place, including yourself

Courage

• Take risk when necessary
• Listen to our critics
• Respond to the challenge and opportunity presented as it presents

Education

• Recognize that life-long learning is a necessity
• Provide and/or seek opportunity for further learning

Empowerment

• Provide tools and information needed to create opportunity
• Enable the decision maker, the innovator, the doer

Teamwork

• Work together with common purpose, goals, creating a culture and atmosphere where everyone has a chance to contribute and achieve success as we strive towards delivering on our mission

Integrity

• Say what you believe, do what you say! Be WYSIWYG!
• Work with trust, honesty, caring, fairness, loyalty and diversity

Attitude

• Reflects these values
• Be enthusiastic, proactive and passionate

Accountability

• By being accountable, you earn the right to hold others accountable. Execute driving success. Deliver!

Quality

• Expect nothing but the best from you, your team and others around you
• All of the above are necessary to achieve quality.