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AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, WE DO IMPORTANT WORK
OUR WORK HELPS PEOPLE BUSINESSES IN
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Thrive&
TO DO THIS, WE NEED GREAT PEOPLE TO CREATE GREAT RESULTS
Great people & great results are driven by
STRONG VALUES
OUR VALUESSERVICE PROFESSIONALISM
SUSTAINABILITY
COLLABORATION + ENGAGEMENTHONESTY & INTEGRITYCOURAGE TENACITY
TRUST RESPECT
Values are the building blocks of our culture
...and it is a great culture that helps people deliver their best work
We will go the extra mile in order to deliver the
BEST OUTCOMESThat way, we can be proud of how we serve our state
Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
We ensure our behaviour always promotes the positive contribution the public sector can make to South Australia
Translation:Be on our best behaviour, and don’t do anything that will give the public sector a bad name
I refuse to lower my standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.
STEVE GAMLIN
Speaker, author and motivational ‘Firewood Guy’
Trust is the glue of life.It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication.It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
STEPHEN R. COVEYWe couldn’t have said it better ourselves – so we didn’t!
Either way, we follow through and keep them informed
of our progress
These commitments might be to our colleagues, or to our citizens
We respect other people’s views and feelings
Even if it doesn’t mean anything to you, it could mean everything to them
We respond
POSITIVELY, & THOUGHTFULLY
to each person’s individual circumstances, needs and contributions
We embrace
DIVERSITYWe know that different views and
backgrounds can only strengthen our workplaces and our community
So when we solve for our culturally diverse community, we make sure we know their different needs and their priorities
We ask them questions, share information with them,
and involve them in decisions that affect them
This way we create better policies and services that are tailored to their needs
SO WE DELIVER PUBLIC VALUE
SOLVING FOR OUR COMMUNITY and DELIVERING GREAT SERVICES also means that we need to
Collaborate & Share Ideaswith other teams within our organisation,
and across the public sector
We know our decisions are better when we get input from others with relevant knowledge or a vested
interest in the outcome
Afterall, two heads are better than one
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.
HENRY FORD
Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.
OPRAH WINFREY
In fact, integrity is so important that we have a
CODE OF ETHICS to help us do the right things
We uphold the Code of Ethics in everything we do, because it helps us make better decisions and
supports better behaviour
If you have integrity, nothing else matters.
If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.
ALAN SIMPSON
WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR OWN ACTIONS, SO:
We do what is right, not what is EASY
We make sure ALL of our decisions and actions can withstand scrutiny
We fully and accurately disclose information and share resources without being prompted
We make considered, unbiased decisions based on reliable evidence
Integrity requires good judgement. Here’s the cheat sheet for good judgement.
Don’t solve for your personal interests at the expense of the public sector and the citizens we serve
CITIZENS > PUBLIC SECTOR > SELF
Sometimes it takes courage to do the right thing or be completely honestBut courage is our middle name, and we approach difficult conversations and tough issues with fearlessness and tact
We have courage to address unethical behaviour, and we have the courage to look at our own biases and how they can influence our decisions
Dame Roma Mitchell – Australian lawyer, Judge and Governor of South Australia
Humility is not about thinking less of yourself, it is about thinking of yourself less.
C.S. LEWIS
Integrity also requires some humility...
We like people with courage...
They THOUGHTFULLY CHALLENGE the way things are done
They are UNAFRAID OF TRYING OUT DIFFERENT WAYS of doing things
And they STICK UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT
We have a bias for
Tenacity...We expect CHANGE, and we expect the UNKNOWN.
We expect our jobs will sometimes be really tough, and that sometimes our projects will be so BIG that they will take a really, really long time.
But we don’t give up. We work until it works. NOPE. WE DON’T GIVE UP.
tenacity:The quality of persistence; determination
CREATIVE COMMONS Source Lleyton Hewitt, Author Carine06 from UK
Aegon Championships, Queen’s Club, June 2015.
Even when faced with failures and setbacks, we will focus on the bigger picture, and push through anyway.
TENACITY is what gets us results*
*Unless it is the kind of “dog with a bone” tenacity that makes you stubborn or hold firmly onto one idea without considering others. That kind of tenacity
can be unproductive. We like people to understand multiple perspectives.
SUSTAINABILITYwork to get the best
results for current and future generations of
South Australians
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In EVERYTHING we do, we remind ourselves that the prosperity of South Australia depends on the decisions we make and actions we take... TODAY
We don’t implement unconsidered solutions in order to achieve quick wins
NO TOKEN GESTURES FOR US!
We are in it for the long haul
We want the best long term solution, not just the easiest or cheapest
We balance the future benefits against the amount of time and resources necessary to
achieve success
We use our limited resources wisely and consider the availability of
resources in the future