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MARATHON COUNTYCORE VALUELEARNING RESOURCE

Updated 1/26/18Slide2

GOAL Management shall endorse, model and communicate core value behaviors and expect employees to do so as well.Slide3

What are the benefits of a value driven organization?Discuss!Slide4

CULTURE – Broadly speaking, an organizations culture is its behaviors, its approach to addressing and resolving problems and its way of working both with each other and its stakeholders.  

Core values establish an organization's general attitude and approach to business ethics and morality. It’s HOW

we do things.Research has indicated that culture is the single most important factor in an organization’s success or failure

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If your culture aligns with and supports strategy, you will achieve success. Slide5

Engagement Culture and Employee Engagement go Hand in Hand

Research shows that in most organizations 70% of employees are not engaged.How successful can Marathon County be if most of our employees are not engaged?Slide6

Core Values are the basic elements explaining how and why we do business, they…- Direct interpersonal relationships

- Guide how we conduct business- Explain who we are- Articulate what we believe in

- Help explain why we do business the way we do- Guide us on how to share information and knowledge- Inform us on how to reward excellence

- Create a system for making decisions

- Strengthen the whole organization

- Declare essential beliefsSlide7

Marathon County's Core ValuesThese core values are principles for which we stand and provide us direction on how people

are to conduct themselves as representatives of Marathon County:• SERVICE

is responsively delivering on our commitments to all of our internal and external customers.• INTEGRITYis honesty, openness, and demonstrating mutual respect and trust in others.

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QUALITY

is providing public services that are reflective of "best practices" in the field.

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DIVERSITY

is actively welcoming and valuing people with different perspectives and experiences.

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SHARED PURPOSE

is functioning as a team to attain our organizational goals and working collaboratively with

our policy

makers, departments, employees, and customers.

• STEWARDSHIP OF OUR RESOURCESis conserving the human, natural, cultural, and financial resources for current and futuregenerations.Slide8

Core values serve as the foundation for how we do things Policy development – for example: Guiding Principles - Marathon County Employee Relations

PhilosophyGoal: Marathon County is a preferred employer which attracts and retains employees capable of supporting a high performing organization.

Marathon County provides a progressive workplace where:• the best possible climate supports maximum development and goal achievement for all employees;

• each employee is treated as an individual and in an equitable manner;

• a spirit of teamwork thrives with individuals working together to attain a common goal;Slide9

Core values serve as the foundation for how we do things • communication is open and problems are discussed and resolved in a mutually respectful atmosphere taking into account individual circumstances and the individual employee;

• direct communication resolves any difficulties that arise and cultivates a mutually beneficial relationship;• employees’ pursuits of their educational and professional development goals for their current jobs and future career tracks are supported;

• managers manage performance and compensation; promote accountable performance, foster innovation and creativity; and encourage educated risk taking; • investment in future leaders/managers is consistent with the County’s succession plan; • a collaborative working environment is fostered;

• compensation systems are externally competitive and internally equitable;Slide10

Departmental examples of Core Value Behaviors- Every Dept. has specific examples of core value behaviors ranging from needs improvement to exceptional

- departmental examples are found on each department’s webpage and all departmental examples are on the Marathon County website home page under “Excellence” and the Employee Resources Dept. webpage

www.co.marathon.wi.usSlide11

Core Values are an Important Job Performance Factor!

1. Contribution to core values2. Job deliverables

3. Professional developmentSlide12

Let’s hear some personal examples (no names please) of the impact of core values, both failures and successes?

- break into groups of 5; come up with one example of success and failure to share- what core values were involved?

- what can we learn from these examples?Slide13

Leading by example is the most important way to educate people about culture and expectations.Slide14

Can you think of a time when you could have been a better role model of our values?- Can mistakes be corrected? How?Slide15

Values are key in decision making.Ask yourself and staff these questions:

What actions would be best in line with our core values? Where would our core values lead us to go in making this decision?Slide16

Addressing Core Value BehaviorCatch and Correct

recognize positive core value behavior correct substandard behavior

Do you think that behavior is consistent with our core values?Slide17

How is controlling different from influencing?

Group discussion. Slide18

Role Play – Positive and negative behaviors

Break into groups

Peer to Peer Staff to Management Across Departments Slide19

ROUNDING!Emphasize Core Values – what has the employee demonstrated, missed opportunities, observations of others, including managementAre managers “practicing

what they preach”?Slide20

ROUNDING RESOURCES

Available on Employee Resources webpage under “Learning Resources” tab Slide21