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Our Values; what is important to us in life and in business

A wise person once told me about the importance of establishing shared values. His advice, when given, was in regards to a personal relationship but being the most inspiring entrepreneurial leader I’ve had the privilege of working with (so far, I expect there will be many more) I naturally applied his advice to working relationships too.

Discovering Shared Values

On the basis of said advice perhaps the most important thing we did in establishing Worknow was to take the time to discuss our values.

Way back right at the beginning, seven months ago, when Jamie and I first began to look at working together we sat down and discussed the values that are important to us. The values that defined who we are, what we do and why we make certain decisions.

This not only helped us recognise that we were highly compatible as business partners it also established our shared set of beliefs with which to guide our venture moving forward. Initially, we listed and expanded upon:

1. Leadership
2. Helping People
3. Community
4. Business Excellence
5. Communication
6. Integrity
7. Gratitude
8. Lifestyle

Of One Accord; Refining Our Values

In discussing with Josh whether he would work with us our values were again one of the first things we discussed.And being the gifted young man that he is, Josh helped us to refine our company values even further and so eight became six;

• Leadership, Business Excellence and Innovation combined under our value of Excellence
• Helping People and Community both focused on the value of Service to Others
• Communication and Integrity spoke of one accord
• Plus we added Collaboration because it is fundamental to everything we strive to achieve

Our founding company values

It is on the basis of these shared values – recognising each others talents and working together in a spirit of trust and collaboration – that we move our company forward.

1. EXCELLENCE: We aim to be number one in our field and constantly strive to improve.
2. SERVICE: Helping people is our passion, exceeding expectations our reward.
3. INTEGRITY: We keep our promises, treat people fairly and value open and honest communication.
4. COLLABORATION: talented people, working together for the benefit of each other
5. BALANCE: work / life – future / present
6. GRATITUDE: We are thankful for our blessings and embrace both rewarding and challenging circumstances with open hearts.

Our team is our greatest strength

I am so thankful to have Jamie and Josh to work with and I have immense faith in our ability to honour the values we have set or ourselves. With our Beta so close, I thought it timely to reflect on why we are doing this. The hard work is about to begin. I can’t wait! xo