OPENING KICKOFF A few months ago, I wrote about how lucky I am when I walk into the Fiesta Bowl offices that I am immediately welcomed by smiling photos of our volunteer award winners. When I turn to the right toward my office, I pass a wall that features our core values under the header of ‘Excellence Every Day.’ Our core values guide our actions – as staff members or volunteers, what we expect of our vendors and partners, and how we conduct our daily business. For staff, it’s what I call our “condition of employment.”
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Focused, fiscally responsible
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Integrity-based decisions
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Enhance lives in all we do
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Support each other
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Treat others with dignity, respect; Timeliness matters
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Accountable and appreciative
These were born by a cross-section of staff, created as guidelines to build on the great work the Fiesta Bowl Organization does to an even higher level for all whom we serve. Really, it’s about personal responsibility. If each of us commits to these and raises the bar 1 percent more each day, the collective impact we make as an organization is multiplied. We’ve heard about the axiom referenced in the best-selling book: that water at 211 degrees is scalding hot but with just that effort of a one-degree increase, water boils at 212 degrees and turns into a gas/steam and can power a train. When we all take that extra step to live these core values, along with understanding one another and listening, we will produce meaningful accomplishments.
Mike Nealy Executive Director