Our values
Working as agents of change with a corporate purpose to rebuild trust and confidence in the council as a leader of place, requires not simply a change in purpose and approach but also in behaviour.
The Best Value Inspection (BVI) pointed to collective weaknesses in integrity and accountability.
To be successful, our new operating model, purpose and approach requires us to demonstrate greater collaboration, responsiveness and adaptability.
Collectively, with less resource, we need to make greater impact. Demonstrating exemplary and consistent behaviours will underpin our changed approach.
Our behavioural drivers are:
- Accountability
- Integrity
- Collaborative
- Impactful
- Responsiveness
- Adaptability
These behavioural drivers have led to the development of a corporate statement of our values.
- Together, we hold ourselves to account to get things done – accountability/integrity
- Together, we make possible what cannot be achieved alone – collaborative/impactful
- Together we will listen and act to continually improve – responsiveness/adaptability
We have set out what these values mean for the way we work; setting the parameters for how we will work as an organisation, as directorates, as teams and as individuals.
These ways of working will become the bedrock for our assessment of performance corporately and personally as part of the annual personal performance review process.
| Value statement – Together, we hold ourselves to account to get things done | |
|---|---|
| Behavioural drivers | Way of working |
| Accountability | We set ourselves high standards and are each accountable for our actions |
| We will move at pace, being decisive and making clear choices | |
| We will be unwavering in actively demonstrating accountability to elected members and residents | |
| Integrity | We will keep our word and will do what we promise |
| We will be open in explaining and applying our processes and in our decision making | |
| Value statement – Together, we make possible what cannot be achieved alone | |
|---|---|
| Behavioural drivers | Way of working |
| Collaborative | We will be a credible, versatile and engaging partner and collaboration will be the bedrock of all our work |
| We will find better solutions by pooling our skills, resources and know-how, collaborating across services and directorates | |
| We will trust and support each other, and work together to the benefit of our residents | |
| Impactful | We will be evidence led in our policies, practices and programmes, to use our resources wisely and efficiently to get things done |
| We will track our performance and be open to greater change to increase the impact we are making | |
| Value statement – Together, we listen and act to continually improve | |
|---|---|
| Behavioural drivers | Way of working |
| Responsiveness | We will listen with intent and purpose |
| We will take the time to review, reflect and respond | |
| We will deliver a high standard of service to our residents, businesses and partners and will provide information that is timely and targeted | |
| Adaptability | We will be agile in our approach |
| We will lead and embrace the change required to deliver the right outcomes | |
| We will seek out opportunities to make things better, consistently improving outcomes and processes, to be as effective and efficient as we can be | |
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