Simple Intranet’s Core Values

Core Values About Life

Simple Intranet believe we work to live, not the other way around. Therefore we respect our employees and encourage the following:

• A belief, or lack thereof, in God or an affiliation with a religious/spiritual institution
• A belief in being a good steward of resources and in exercising frugality
• A belief that family is of fundamental importance
• A belief that honesty is always the best policy and that trust has to be earned
• A belief in maintaining a healthy work/life balance

Many of us are also parents – so we also try to instill these types of positive core values in children in an effort to give them guiding principles for living a good life.

Corporate Core Values

We believe:

• A commitment to sustainability and to acting in an environmentally friendly way. Companies like Patagonia and Ben & Jerry’s have environmental sustainability as a core value.
• A commitment to innovation and excellence. Apple Computer is perhaps best known for having a commitment to innovation as a core value. This is embodied by their “Think Different” motto.
• A commitment to doing good for the whole. Google, for example, believes in making a great search engine and building a great company without being evil.
• A commitment to helping those less fortunate. TOMS shoe company gives away a pair of shoes to a needy person for every pair it sells in an effort to alleviate poverty and make life better for others.
• A commitment to building strong communities. Shell oil company donates millions of dollars to the University of Texas to improve student education and to match employee charitable donations.