This document provides a worksheet to help companies understand, document, and communicate their core values. It explains that core values can shape company culture and identity while providing continuity during change. The worksheet guides companies to identify leadership's personal values, score those values, and write a statement communicating the agreed upon core values to the organization.

1. Core Values Worksheet
Purpose
The purpose of this tool is to help you understand, document and to effectively
communicate your company’s core values.
Having a strong set of core values is important because:
 Core values can shape the culture and character of the company by providing a
strong sense of identity.
 Core values can provide a thread of continuity that can hold the organization
together in the face of change.
When implemented properly, a strong set of core values will help to guide employee
behavior and organizational decision-making.
Company Name – [insert company name]
Description
 Describe company in 50 words or less

2. Core Values Example
 Since its inception, Accenture has been governed by the following core values:
o Stewardship - Fulfilling our obligation of building a better, stronger and
more durable company for future generations, protecting the Accenture
brand, meeting our commitments to stakeholders, acting with an owner
mentality, developing our people and helping improve communities and the
global environment.
o Best People - Attracting, developing and retaining the best talent for our
business, challenging our people, demonstrating a “can-do” attitude and
fostering a collaborative and mutually supportive environment.
o Client Value Creation - Enabling clients to become high-performance
businesses and creating long-term relationships by being responsive and
relevant and by consistently delivering value.
o One Global Network - Leveraging the power of global insight, relationships,
collaboration and learning to deliver exceptional service to clients wherever
they do business.
o Respect for the Individual - Valuing diversity and unique contributions,
fostering a trusting, open and inclusive environment and treating each person
in a manner that reflects Accenture’s values.
o Integrity - Being ethically unyielding and honest and inspiring trust by saying
what we mean, matching our behaviors to our words and taking responsibility
for our actions
1 - Document your Organization’s Core Values
Using the table provided, follow the steps below to document the personal values of your
company’s executive leadership team.
1. For each member of your company’s executive team enter “Name” and “Position.”
2. Ask your company’s leaders to provide a list of their personal values.
3. Enter their personal values in the chart.

3. Name Position Core Values
John Doe CEO Integrity, Respect
Jane Doe CFO Loyalty, Expertise
Charles Doe VP Marketing Honesty, Communication
Cindy Doe VP Sales Competition, Achievement
2 – Score your Leadership Team’s Core Values
Using the table below, compile a list of your leadership team’s core values and score each
of their core values on a scale of 1-10.
Core Value Score
Achievement 7
Respect 6
Integrity 9
Loyalty 8
Competition 5
Honesty 7
Communication 3

4. 3 – Write a Core Values Statement
Based on the assessment conducted above, document your core values and communicate
them with the rest of the organization. Be sure to:
 Test commitment
 Obtain feedback
 Integrate core values into everything you do