What we Look for
Gadd has identified five values that are central to its success. As well as underpinning everything we do, they provide a shared understanding of what’s important to us as a company and, of course, the behaviours and attitudes that we look for in our employees.
- Safety First
- Profit Through Progress
- Openness
- Respect and Recognition
- Professional and Personal Integrity
Safety First
- Always place safety before commercial gain
- Accept personal responsibility for our own and others’ safety
- Strive for continuous improvement in safety awareness and performance
- Always take into account the environmental implications of what we do
Profit Through Progress
- We operate our business to benefit all our stakeholders
- We work with our clients to understand and meet their needs
- We continuously improve performance by adopting best practice
- We ensure that accountabilities are clear and understood and that everything we do adds value to our business
Openness
- Communicate and respond openly and honestly, whilst respecting the need for commercial confidentiality
- Share the information necessary for us to understand the business and our own contributions
- Create a working environment where we can freely share our successes and learn from our failures
- Tackle issues and problems with frankness
Respect and Recognition
- Treat everyone with respect
- Work effectively as teams
- Recognise individual and team successes and contributions
- Encourage regular and mutual feedback on performance
- Be prompt and punctual
Professional and Personal Integrity
- Strive for quality and excellence in what we do
- Foster a ‘can do’ culture by working with commitment and enthusiasm
- Keep a clear vision of the high standards expected of us and strive to maintain them
- Take a personal and team ownership of our work
- Identify our own and others’ training and development needs