Archive For The “Values” Category
I had noticed that many companies have an “integrity” value. I always wondered how this could be validated without some form of feedback. However that presents challenges as noted in this Harvard Business Review article, Why Integrity Is Never Easy: “Everyone defines integrity differently. Falsifying information to one person might be considered an acceptable business [...]
I just saw this post on Whole Foods Facebook Page: “Whole Foods Market We’re thrilled to announce our 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating System is now in all US stores! The Global Animal Partnership’s 5- Step Animal Welfare Rating is one of the most impactful programs we’ve implemented to date and provides clear information that helps [...]
This is the introduction from a document posted about the Caterpillar values: Reference: http://www.caterpillar.com/cda/files/2500099/7/English_OVIA_v05.pdf THE WORLD IS CONTINUALLY CHANGING, AND SO IS OUR BUSINESS. BUT ONE THING THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE IS OUR COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS. OUR REPUTATION IS ONE Of OUR GREATEST ASSETS. EACH Of US HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO [...]
BY Alissa WalkerTue Jul 7, 2009 Designers Accord As designers working to improve the quality of life in other countries, the firm IDEO has spent more than 10 years creating a methodology focused on designing for the user. And now, IDEO wants to give all of that methodology away. A series of PDFs that are [...]
BY Alissa WalkerTue Jul 7, 2009 Designers Accord As designers working to improve the quality of life in other countries, the firm IDEO has spent more than 10 years creating a methodology focused on designing for the user. And now, IDEO wants to give all of that methodology away. A series of PDFs that are [...]
Here are the values of IKEA as seen on their website: TOGETHERNESS COST-CONSCIOUSNESS RESPECT SIMPLICITY Work hard, be yourself What do we look for in a job candidate? An ability to do the job is obviously the starting point. But beyond that we look for many other personal qualities such as a strong desire to [...]
Below are the values of BMW USA as seen on their website: Reference: http://fs.bmwusa.com/BMWFSPulp/ABOUTU_MissionVisionValues.htm Mission, Vision, Values We support the sale of BMW Group products through financial products and services offered to consumers and to BMW centers and BMW Motorcycle centers throughout North America. In addition, we enhance the BMW customer relationship by offering comprehensive [...]
Here are The Container Store “Foundation Principles” as seen on their website: Reference: http://standfor.containerstore.com/our-foundation-principles/ Our Foundation Principles Not only was The Container Store built on great products, but it was structured around some very basic and fundamental values and business philosophies about treating employees, customers and vendors with respect and dignity – we call them [...]
Here are The Container Store “Foundation Principles” as seen on their website: Reference: http://standfor.containerstore.com/our-foundation-principles/ Our Foundation Principles Not only was The Container Store built on great products, but it was structured around some very basic and fundamental values and business philosophies about treating employees, customers and vendors with respect and dignity – we call them [...]