Launch of OIC Staff Values

Following a significant staff consultation exercise carried out late last year, I am pleased to let you know that the final set of working values for staff have now been agreed - and work is underway to make them a key part of our daily working lives.

The values have been created as part of ‘Our People Our Plan’ our ongoing programme of internal improvement, aimed at providing a clear focus for the organisation and making us an employer of choice.

Put simply, our staff values are the principles that will provide us with purpose and direction and help manage our interactions with the public and amongst ourselves. They should guide the way in which you and your colleagues conduct yourselves.

• Going forward the values that we see guiding our staff are -
• People: We put our colleagues and our communities at the heart of everything we do.
• Unity: We are one Council and achieve more when we support, encourage and value each other.
• Trust: We trust, respect and empower each other and act with honesty and integrity.
• Ownership: We take personal and shared responsibility, are transparent, and are accountable for our actions and our impact.
• Creativity: We embrace innovative solutions with a drive to improve ways of working.

Everybody at this organisation - whatever your job - will have a role to play in ensuring these values become part of everything we do – and as the Corporate Leadership team we are looking forward to the future, working alongside staff to embed these values.

You'll soon see them become a common part of key processes like your team meetings, staff induction, recruitment to the organisation and your annual employee review meeting with your manager – watch this space!

Kind regards,

Karen Greaves BEM, Corporate Director
Strategy, Performance and Business Solutions