Karbon’s values in action (part 5): Be good to each other (all day, every day)
Innovation requires diverse ideas.
That’s one of the reasons why Karbon’s fourth value, bring your authentic self and act with integrity, is so important to us.
But, when you build a diverse community, you’re inherently and intentionally creating a culture where people don’t have homogenous ideas. And that can lead to debate, which is why our fifth and final company value is so important.
Karbon’s executive team revised our company values this past year with an aim to further define what each value looks like in action and how it manifests within the day-to-day operations of our company.
In the fifth and final installment of my take on Karbon’s values, I explain why being good to each other is an essential priority and how it acts as the glue that holds our team together.
Karbon value: Be good to each other all day every day
"We behave like people we’d like to work with, striving to be good even when no one’s looking. We don’t make exceptions for behavior because someone gets results. We accept that we’re not always completely aligned on what direction to head, but it’s ok because constructive debate is natural and part of the journey. We work through challenges together and emerge stronger."
If I’d had my way, we would’ve phrased this one a bit differently. (Listen to my conversation with Karbon’s Jess Marcello and George Connor on the Accounting Leaders Podcast to learn more on that one.)
But regardless of verbiage, this value is, ultimately, about exhibiting basic human decency.
Some may think kindness should be assumed and is an overly basic concept to incorporate into company values. But this value is more nuanced than that. And it shouldn’t be taken as a given or assumed.
Goodness begets goodness
We want our employees to want to work for us.
And so a huge part of that lies in creating a work climate where people are fundamentally kind to one another. I’m a big believer in the idea that we get back the energy that we put out into the world. When I’m kind, supportive, and trusting of others, they’ll be kind, supportive, and trusting of me in return.
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