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15 Our Team: What We Believe in

Communication

  • We listen well, instead of reacting fat, so you can better understand.
  • We are concise and articulate in speech and writing.v
  • We treat people with respect independent of their status or disagreement with us.
  • We remain calm in stressful situations.

Judgement

  • We make wise decisions (people, technical, business, and creative) despite possible ambiguity.
  • We try to identify root causes and get beyond treating symptoms.
  • We think strategically and can articulate what you are, and are not, trying to do.
  • We smartly separate what must be done well now and what can be improved later.

Impact

  • We accomplish amazing amounts of important work.
  • We demonstrate consistently strong performance.
  • We support each other.
  • We focus on great results rather than on process.
  • We exhibit bias-to-action and avoid analysis paralysis.
  • We do great work and are proud of our accomplishments

Curiosity

  • We learn rapidly and eagerly.
  • We seek to understand our strategy, partners, learners, and clients.
  • We are broadly knowledgeable about services we provide and seek new ways to improve what we offer.
  • We contribute effectively outside of individual specialties.

Innovation

  • We re-conceptualize issues to discover practical and innovative solutions to hard problems.
  • We create new ideas that prove useful.
  • We attempt to minimize complexity and find time to simplify and diversify.

Courage

  • We favor autonomy and take ownership.
  • We make tough decisions without excessive agonizing.
  • We take smart risks.
  • We question actions inconsistent with our values.
  • We pride ourselves on being open and friendly.
  • We are comfortable with asking questions and clarifying what we do not understand.
  • We dare to be different and question status quo.

Passion

  • We inspire others with our individual thirst for excellence.
  • We strive to constantly learn and grow professionally.
  • We are passionate about our work and love the challenge.
  • We care about our joint success.

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