Core Values

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Core Values

Treat people the right way
Values Based Behaviors DKT International September 2022

We ensure mutual respect in all our interactions, giving people the attention they need and speaking with kindness.

We own up to our mistakes. If an error is made, we acknowledge and learn from it, then make things right.
We celebrate our differences and ensure local cultural practices form part of our international organizational culture.

Entrepreneurialism
We undertake work with an entrepreneurial mindset; we think creatively and use business- minded approaches to social problems.
We understand that change and innovation imply a higher acceptance of risk.
When we fail, we do it quickly, learn fast, and move forward.
We value quick decision making and proactive execution.
We understand that individual ownership of one’s decisions engenders passion and responsibility.

Results oriented
We aspire to excellence and ‘best in class’ work in all that we do.
We measure Key Performance Indicators consistently and transparently.
We ensure that efforts, activities, and strategies produce a quantifiable result that advances DKT’s mission and vision.
We celebrate achievements and share results, creating feedback loops for learning and improvement.

Anti-bureaucracy
We strike the right balance between ‘good’ bureaucracy that includes policies and procedures that allow healthy organizational growth, and ‘bad’ bureaucracy that slows down progress.
We eliminate, reduce, and prevent unhelpful bureaucracy that impedes entrepreneurialism and innovation.
We accept the inherent risks that come with hostility towards bureaucracy.

Deep trust
We trust the abilities of our team members.
We delegate and encourage others to do the same, then provide support and verify the outcomes.
We trust that our colleagues and teams have good intentions, bring their best selves to the DKT workplace, and act in the best interests of DKT.
We build trust in our colleagues, vendors, customers, and donors by communicating honestly and living up to our commitments.

Fun
While taking our responsibilities seriously, we have fun in our work, promoting a friendly and healthy work environment.
We understand that owning decisions makes work fun while micromanagement of employees does the opposite.
We want to love coming to work and desire all team members to feel the same.
We are comfortable talking to one-another in a respectful way about sex and sexuality, and promote our products and services with sex positive thinking