Section 1 : Our Expectations and Values and Guiding Principles 3
Section 1 : Our Expectations and Values and Guiding Principles
The Company ’ s four core values are part of everything we do . By living our values of Integrity , Hard Work , Stewardship , and Service , we create a culture in which people act as a team and work together toward common goals .
We live our values .
Our core values must be more than words if we are to succeed as an organization . We must bring them to life in our attitudes and actions . Living them is a matter of good behavior and good business . Our co-workers , customers , and business partners want to know they are working with individuals they can trust . Living our core values is how we build relationships of trust .
Integrity – Do the right thing
Integrity is the foundation of all successful things . It defines our behavior and all of our actions and interactions . Trust , both in business and in our personal lives , is built on integrity .
• Honor your word
• Do the right thing simply because it ’ s right
• Be someone that co-workers , customers , and communities can count on
Stewardship – Preserve and grow the base
We have been entrusted with resources and responsibility , and it is our duty to make the best use of them . When we do , we are rewarded .
• Be responsible and accountable
• Grow and enhance resources entrusted to us
• Protect , preserve , and sustain those resources for future generations
Hard Work – Give your best every day
Hard work is a commitment to excellence and applying fundamental disciplines . As we do so , we get better every day .
• Make good things happen by giving your best effort
• Learn what you can . Teach what you know
• Never give up on pursuing your goals and realizing your potential
Service – Give of yourself
When we serve others , we build bridges where they didn ’ t exist . No true act of service , however small , is ever wasted .
• See each transaction and interaction as a chance to bless lives
• Look for opportunities to make a difference
• Find ways to make the ordinary extraordinary