Build Value with Your Values

Guiding Principles

An organization’s values are guiding principles that describe how people inside an organization should treat each other and interact with those outside the organization. Values humanize and strengthen the Mission and Vision of businesses, nonprofits, and one-person organizations.

Some examples: 

• Respect for each other
• Everyone’s contribution is necessary for success
• Customer satisfaction
• Ethical conduct

Good Enough?

Values encourage us to raise our performance beyond the level of “Good enough.” The ways in which we perform are critical to our organization’s success. Values foster the concept that leaders, employees, volunteers, associates, and suppliers are all responsible for achieving our organization’s goals. Values form building blocks for collaboration, teamwork, and achieving positive outcomes from differences of opinion. 

RPCN Values

These four values are listed on the RPCN website:

Integrity

We are ethical, honest and transparent in all interactions with clients and each other.

Mutual Respect

We strive to make members and guests feel respected. We endeavor to treat everyone the way they wish to be treated. Everyone’s input is encouraged and valued. We create an environment that promotes inclusiveness in all aspects.

Mutual Support

We work together to achieve our individual and common goals. We willingly collaborate and help each other.

Community Support

We encourage and enable “giving back” to community businesses and organizations through alliances, volunteering and other opportunities.

Your Values

No matter the type or size of your organization, establishing Values can guide you to strengthen and add value to your performance. I hope this article is of value to you.

Note: RPCN’s Enhancing Human Capital Team (EHC), developed the above RPCN Values that were approved by the RPCN Board in 2021.