Deutser Culture Deck for The Kinkaid School

2. You’ve probably heard the term of
Organizational
culture

3. It’s a
big dealthese days.

4. Organizational
culture
In fact, some of the
largest corporations
in the world are
making it a

5. Organizational
culture
In fact, some of the
largest corporations
in the world are
making it a

6. Companies
like:

7. And they’ve won
awards for it.
They’re all about positive,
employee-friendly
cultures.

8. Hmmm. But what does
organizational culture have
to do with a place like
The Kinkaid School?

9. That’s easy.
Everything.

10. A positive
culture helps us
attract the
very best
teachers,

11. the most
committed
staff
members,

12. the most promising students,

13. and the most
engaged
alumni.

14. culture
shapes us in ways we don’t even notice.

15. And because we’re in the business of
educating children, it’s particularly
important that we take culture

16. We need to create
a culture that
enriches the lives of
our students:
intellectually,

17. emotionally,

18. and personally.

19. But, what
is culture,
really (Glad you asked.)

20. Culture is a set of
beliefs,
values,
& habits.

21. Beliefs that we can learn and share.
Values that matter to us.
Habits we strive for.

22. and here’s
how they
fit within
everything
we do.
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23. honesty
responsibility
respect
kindness
our
core
values:
You know

24. Behavioral Competency
Model
LEADERSHIP
VALUING
DIVERSITY
PURSUING
CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT
COMMUNICATING
EFFECTIVELY
INSPIRING
OTHERS
DEVELOPING
TALENT
STAFF
ACCEPTING
RESPONSIBILITY
MAINTAINING
COMPOSURE
PROBLEM
SOLVING
DELIVERING
ACCURATE & TIMELY
INFORMATION
ADAPTING
TO CHANGE
FACULTY
ACCEPTING
RESPONSIBILITY
SELF
DEVELOPMENT
BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS
ORGANIZING &
PLANNING WORK
DISPLAYING
CREATIVITY
CORE
ACTING WITH
INTEGRITY
MISSION
FOCUSED
TEAM
PLAYER
PASSIONATE
ABOUT
YOUR WORK
DELIVERING HIGH
QUALITY WORK
our
habits
And these are
which are broken
into 4 levels:

25. Behavioral Competency
Model
LEADERSHIP
VALUING
DIVERSITY
PURSUING
CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT
COMMUNICATING
EFFECTIVELY
INSPIRING
OTHERS
DEVELOPING
TALENT
STAFF
ACCEPTING
RESPONSIBILITY
MAINTAINING
COMPOSURE
PROBLEM
SOLVING
DELIVERING
ACCURATE & TIMELY
INFORMATION
ADAPTING
TO CHANGE
FACULTY
ACCEPTING
RESPONSIBILITY
SELF
DEVELOPMENT
BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS
ORGANIZING &
PLANNING WORK
DISPLAYING
CREATIVITY
CORE
ACTING WITH
INTEGRITY
MISSION
FOCUSED
TEAM
PLAYER
PASSIONATE
ABOUT
YOUR WORK
DELIVERING HIGH
QUALITY WORK
But don’t worry.
We’ll only be
focusing on the
core
habits
for now.

26. Here’s how our core values and
core habits relate to each other:
ACTING WITH
INTEGRITY
MISSION
FOCUSED
TEAM
PLAYER
PASSIONATE
ABOUT YOUR
WORK
DELIVERING HIGH
QUALITY WORK
HONESTY RESPECT KINDNESS RESPONSIBILITY
VALUES
HABITS

27. Our core VALUES AND habits
are what all of us should
try to exhibit in our daily
lives at Kinkaid.

28. So how will
we do that?

29. By making a commitment to
the kinkaid way

30. ive with integrity
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reate quality work
hibit passion for your worke
mbrace Kinkaid’s mission

31. ive with integrity
ngage with your team
reate quality work
hibit passion for your worke
mbrace Kinkaid’s mission
“excel” is a simple
word we can all
remember that stands
for our 5 core habits +
4 core values.

32. Embrace Kinkaid’s mission
Now, let’s look at each
letter more closely.

33. You’re all familiar with Kinkaid’s MISSION:
To promote educational excellence, personal
responsibility, and balanced growth and thereby
to help students to discover and develop their
talents and to fulfill their best potentials.
Embrace Kinkaid’s mission

34. And you know Kinkaid’s value of RESPECT:
Members of Kinkaid’s community affirm the
intrinsic dignity of all people. We act with
tolerance, courtesy, and thoughtful regard for
all persons, for property, for the environment,
and for ourselves.
Embrace Kinkaid’s mission

35. OURSTUDEN
T
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ARE
AT THE CENTER OF
A
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THAT
WEDO,
all
t
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at w e striv
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for.
Embrace Kinkaid’s mission

36. It is up to each and every one of us
to seek to develop kids that are
strong as well as smart,
respectful as well as accomplished.
Embrace Kinkaid’s mission

37. What does embracing
Kinkaid’s mission mean for you?
Embrace Kinkaid’s mission

38. It means going above and beyond to provide
exceptional support for our students.
In the classroom. On the playing field. In the studio.
Or where ever they need it most.
Embrace Kinkaid’s mission

39. It means asking yourself:
“Am I giving my work
my all? Is there anything
else I can do to help this
student succeed?”
Embrace Kinkaid’s mission

40. It means modeling honest, respectful behavior.
Every day.
Without
exception.
Embrace Kinkaid’s mission

41. eXhibit passion for your work

42. Exhibit passion for your work
“Why did I choose
Kinkaid?”
ASK YOURSELF:

43. Maybe you
fell in love
with Kinkaid’s
commitment
to excellence.
Exhibit passion for your work

44. Maybe you
wanted to work
in a community
of intelligent, driven
individuals.
Exhibit passion for your work

45. Whatever the reason,
keep it in mind.
And bring that
motivation
to work with
you every day.
Exhibit passion for your work

46. Enthusiasm is
infectious.
Exhibit passion for your work

47. You pass it along when you show
respect for your colleagues,
excitement about the subject you teach,
and willingness to go above
and beyond in your day-to-day work.
Exhibit passion for your work

48. Create quality work

49. We all hold ourselves to high standards,
to Kinkaid’s standards
and to our own.
Create quality work

50. Create quality work

51. Delivering high-quality work means
giving your
personal best
every day.
Even in the face of challenge.
Create quality work

52. It also means holding yourself and others
accountable for their actions. We don’t
make excuses, blame others, or take
unwarranted credit.
Create quality work

53. Engage with your team

54. While each of us has a responsibility
to step up to the plate individually,
we are all a part of a team.
And it’s important
that we work
together.
Engage with your team

55. What does it mean to be a
team player?
It means practicing kindness
and showing respect for the people around you,
even at the end of a difficult day.
Engage with your team

56. It means working
collaboratively with
others to achieve
shared goals and
objectives.
Engage with your team

57. It means motivating
others and bringing
team members
together to act in the
best interest
of our students and
our school.
Engage with your team

58. Being a team player means
being generous with your
knowledge and goodwill
to benefit everyone in
our community.
Engage with your team

59. Live with integrity

60. Even more than at a major corporation,
strength of
character
is a crucial part of the Kinkaid culture.
Live with integrity

61. But what does it mean to
display integrity on the job?
Live with integrity

62. Live with integrity
It means
telling the truth
and acting
with honor at all
times.

63. It means being open, honest, and ethical;
showing consistency in words and actions, and
taking responsibility for addressing problems
Always.
Live with integrity

64. Living with integrity means fostering relationships with
students that have clear, professional boundaries.
Live with integrity

65. Live with integrity
And modeling a standard of ethics and responsibility
that we want all our students to practice in their own lives.

66. Our values and habits inform:
Every class we teach.
Every decision we make.
Every goal we set.
Every interaction we have with students, parents,
and fellow teachers or administrators.
Live with integrity

67. Therefore, our habits and values together =

68. Practice these tenets
every single
DAY
and soon they will come naturally.

69. As the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle said,
“We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

70. With a shared commitment to living our values and practicing the
habits that reflect them, we at Kinkaid can create a culture where
faculty and staff shine, which makes our students shine, too.

71. We can foster
passion for
intellectual and
personal growth.

72. We can
achieve our
goals,
big and small.

73. We can make Kinkaid an even better school.
Better for faculty,
staff and students.

74. Excellence begins today.