Town Hall 2 Discussion

September 24, 2003

 

The following was an exercise to get people thinking about values.

 

Who would you prefer to be your leader, someone who has….?

  1. Vision
  2. Compassion
  3. Communicates Well
  4. Judicious

 

Answers

  1. You can use vision to communicate that vision for compassion
  2.  If you have compassion you have a purpose which will allow the others to happen
  3. If you do not have communication you can not have compassion.  Communication leads to everything else
  4. If you work really hard all the other traits will show through.

 

Where would you prefer to work?

  1. Disney
  2. IBM
  3. Garfield County Hospital District
  4. American Red Cross

 

Answers

  1. Love to work with children, free season passes
  2.  No interest
  3.  Community
  4.  Non-profit, instant gratification, excitement, variety

 

What do you value most in an Employee?

  1. Loyalty
  2. Creativity
  3. Thoroughness
  4. Interpersonal Skills

 

Answers

  1. This includes all of the other choices on the board
  2. Creative is just as much as thoroughness because we have to do the best job we can
  3. Thoroughness means commitment, loyalty, and sincerity
  4. You have to have this to work together effectively for the public and co-workers.

 

The group then did a personal values exercise.

 

The group then did a group values exercise and had some discussion about why they chose the values they did.

 

The values were all summarized in a brainstorming session and voted on to identify the agreed upon core values.

 

Positive Values for the Following 5 choices

  1. Our Team

A.  Compassion for residents and patient care, resourceful, continuing education, work ethic, mutual respect, trustworthiness, mutual support, straightforwardness, honesty, loyalty, diversity, moral values, focus, positive and long time relationships, relationships including families, communication, flexibility, versatility, and confidentiality

  1. Patient or resident relationships

A.  Friendship, plan of care, family type community, quality, communication, respect, choices, loving genuine relationships, resident and family sharing of staff, non judgmental, happiness with staff and residents, compassion, personal care/touch, treated like own family, sensitive to resident needs, devotion of caregivers, extension of communication, come in with a smile and positive attitude, appropriate humor, and competency

  1. Most admire about Community

A.  Caring, safe, tolerant, everyone knows you and you know everyone, familiar, community environment, community commitment, quality education, discretion, choices, mutually supportive, smallness, great recreation, district services, no stoplights, good streets, family, faith, and trusting

  1. Organization

A.  Diversity, flexibility, compassion, willingness to grow or accept change, friendly people, positive attitude and environment, competency, caring, stability, going the extra mile, awesome facilities and resources, proper priorities/investments, communication, and cooperation

  1. Families that we serve

A.  Provider communication, familiarity, kindness, confidentiality, mutual respect, devotion to residents, compassion, involvement/activities, family inclusion, privacy, respectful. Going the extras mile, hones communication/good communication, honesty, independence, cooperation, patience, dignity, and trust

 

Our Values

The following are the choices of vales made by a vote of the group.  We agree to meet again to define these values further and continue the next phase by examining our Purpose Mission & vision as they relate to these values.

 

Our Team

  1. Work ethic
  2. Compassion

Patient Resident

  1. Compassion
  2. Family type of community

Community

  1. Safety/Well Protected
  2. Caring

Organization

  1. Compassion/caring
  2. Awesome Building/equipment

Family Caregiver

  1. Privacy/mutual respect
  2. Patience