Alpha Safety Team Relational Values (TRV)

Prepared by Mike McLoughlin 2003

Members of the Alpha Safety Team include owners, managers, attendants, instructors and all employees or staff. It is the goal of this group to be interdependent unto the common goal of fostering long term caring relationships. The following values will permit and guide relational dialogue so that members can work together as a team. At Alpha Safety, the word “team” means transparent, empowered, accountable and mannerly conduct. These T.E.A.M. values are the compass that keeps Alpha Safety on track to accomplish its mission, vision and governing commitments. We expect team members to abide by these values when working for Alpha Safety.

T = Be Transparent with one another by:

□        Receiving and speaking the truth with kindness.

□        Walking in humility.

□        Keeping short accounts, that is, we communicate and resolve tensions with one another quickly.

□        Recognizing that we all have blind spots we will permit others to point them out with kindness.

E = Empower one another by:

□        Speaking to the potential instead of shortcomings.

□        Seeking & extending forgiveness, that is, we take an offence out of circulation through relational resolution so that we find a way to move forward together. We do not hold offences against each other and we do not pass offences on to others.

□        Believing the best about each other.

□        Giving everyone the benefit of the doubt by giving the gift of the question before jumping to conclusions.

□        Valuing the person above the tasks.

□        Valuing relationship above who is right or who is wrong.

□        Celebrating one another’s strengths & successes!

A = Be Accountable to one another by:

□        Keeping our word.

□        Being congruent in all we say and do.

□        Being accountable to one another.

□        Keeping short accounts, that is, we communicate and resolve tensions with one another quickly.

□        Owning and dealing with our stuff, that is, we take responsibility for our own issues, weaknesses and shortcomings.

M = Mind your Manners with one another by:

□        Having soft eyes & voice when we communicate, that is, we are aware of our body language as well as our speech.

□        Responding not reacting, that is, we reflect upon the best way to respond before we do respond.

□        Respecting one another’s boundaries.

□        Being patient, quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

In summary: do unto others as you would have them do unto you!