25 company values from Australia’s best workplaces.
Company values are the foundation on which your company is built. They are the guiding principles that determine your culture, your customer experience and who the company is as a corporate citizen. More than this, they underpin your whole operation, setting the expectation for employee behaviour, outlining what customers can expect and determining how, why and which customers and employees that are attracted to the brand.
Companies without a clear vision and values can do great work but without a clear goal, can be aiming at disparate targets. And likelihood of hitting the targets when every team is aiming somewhere different? Minimal.
Every year, LinkedIn releases a list of the top companies in Australia, the places where we want to work now. You can find the full list for 2021 here.
These companies have exhibited strong leadership through challenging times, have a defined direction and have a great work culture. They create opportunities for employees to grow, nurture leaders and yep, you guessed it, have inspiring values or pillars that underpin their success.
We have put together a list of the core company values or guiding beliefs that have steered these companies through 2020 and are the foundation for their success today.
#1. EY
People who demonstrate integrity, respect, teaming and inclusiveness
People with energy, enthusiasm and the courage to lead
People who build relationships based on doing the right thing
#2. Singtel
Customer Focus
Challenger Spirit
Teamwork
Integrity
Personal Excellence
#3. Macquarie Group
Opportunity
Accountability
Integrity
#4. ResMed
We are all leaders
We are team players
We are innovative
We are customer obsessed
We are inclusive
#5. Commonwealth Bank
Care
Courage
Commitment
#6. Bosch
Future and result focus
Responsibility and sustainability
Initiative and determination
Openness and trust
Fairness
Reliability, credibility, legality
Diversity
#7. Woolworths Group
A solid foundation
Led by our customers
Putting our people first
A relationship of trust
The freedom to speak up
Small suppliers
#8. IBM
Dedication to every client’s success.
Innovation that matters—for our company and for the world.
Trust and personal responsibility in all relationships.
#9. Amazon
Customer obsession rather than competitor focus
Passion for invention
Commitment to operational excellence
Long-term thinking
#10. Alphabet
Agility
Customer orientation
Integrity
Performance.
#11. UBS
Client focus
Excellence
Sustainable performance
#12. Salesforce
Trust
Customer success
Innovation
Equality
#13. NAB
Excellence for Customers
Grow together
Be respectful
Own it
#14. Westpac Group
Helpful
Ethical
Leading Change
Performing
Simple
#15. ABB
Courage
Care
Curiosity
Collaboration
#16. Allianz
Entrepreneurship
Customer and market excellence
Trust
Collaborative leadership
#17. Atlassian
Open company, no bullshit
Build with heart and balance
Don’t #@!% the customer
Play, as a team
Be the change you seek
#18. QBE Insurance
We are customer-centred
We are technical experts
We are diverse
We are fast-paced
We are courageous
We are accountable
We are a team
#19. Origin Energy
Work as one team, one Origin
Be the customer champion
Care about our impact
Being accountable
Find a better way
#20. Wesfarmers
Integrity
Openness
Accountability
Entrepreneurial spirit
#21. Bayer
Leadership
Integrity
Flexibility
Efficiency
#22. McKinsey and Company
Adhere to the highest professional standards
Improve our clients’ performance significantly
Create an unrivalled environment for exceptional people
#23. Omnicom
Client first
Data led
People powered
#24. Deloitte
Integrity
Outstanding value to markets & clients
Commitment to each other
Strength from cultural diversity
#25. Medtronic
Shape
Engage
Innovate
Achieve
If you are reviewing your purpose, or re-aligning for today’s market, use this list as inspiration. If you have your values sorted but need to align your employees around them and make them more than just words on the wall, employee recognition may just be the way to go.
Employee recognition programs do just this – make the values meaningful by calling out the moments where employee behaviour and values are aligned. This demonstrates to all employees the meaning behind the core principles and how they can be put into action.