What are Core Values?

The core values of an organization are those values we hold which form the foundation on which we perform work and conduct ourselves.  We have an entire universe of values, but some of them are so primary, so important to us that through out the changes in society, government, politics, and technology they are STILL the core values we will abide by.  In an ever-changing world, core values are constant.  Core values are not descriptions of the work we do or the strategies we employ to accomplish our mission.  The values underlie our work, how interact with each other, and which strategies we employ to fulfill our mission.  The core values are the basic elements of how we go about our work.  They are the practices we use (or should be using) every day in everything we do

 CORE VALUES:
Govern personal relationships 
Guide business processes 
Clarify who we are 
Articulate what we stand for 
Help explain why we do business the way we do 
Guide us on how to teach 
Inform us on how to reward 
Guide us in making decisions 
Underpin the whole organization 
Require no external justification 
Essential tenets

 CORE VALUES ARE NOT:
Operating practices 
Business strategies 
Cultural norms 
Competencies 
Changed in response to market/ administration changes 
Used individually

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