Values

1. respect for others – Prof. Arcadio Malbarosa

2. caring - Laura Arguelles, healthcare workers

3. loyalty – Tito Arnold and Tita Becky Mercurio

4. integrity/promise keeping - BIR

5. accountability - Alberto Lina, Vice Mayor Tambunting

a. fairness – Atty. Jennifer Balboa or Christine Santos

6. pursuit of excellence – JC Intal, Metrobank Chair

7. responsible citizenship – Bam Aquino/Mark Ruiz, James Bernas, Fr. Ben

Nebres

General questions/guide
1. How would you define insert value here in the context of the organization?
Are there any formal definitions the organization has set? How would you
describe a highly insert value here organization?

2. How would you assess your organization’s public image as far as this value is
concerned?

3. How is this value significant to the organization?

4. Do you have specific policies that pertain to this value? / How is this value
applied in the workplace? / Do you have specific guidelines, procedures,
standards or structures in place with respect to this value?

5. Do you have specific initiatives/activities/programs that adhere to this value?

Are there training initiatives to instill this value in employees?

6. Do you believe this value is what we need for positive change in the
community? If not so, which value do you think is most needed to be
enhanced to ignite positive change in society? Why?

7. Can you describe issues in your workplace concerning this value? How were
these issues resolved? (examples, recent events, experiences)

8. What do you believe are the consequences of ignoring this value?

9. Do you have any tips on how to apply this value in the

workplace/organization?
Specific questions
Respect for others

1. Do you have any policies that specifically pertain to diversity? (ex. Male-
female ratio, ethnic/racial diversity, race relations, disability and age
discrimination, religious observance, nursery access, financial assistance and
advice on care for dependents, anti-sexual harassment policies, equal
opportunity employment, programs/initiatives that value cultural holidays
and traditions etc)
2. What do you think about the term “Equal Opportunity?” (this is usually the
term used for an approach intended to provide a certain social environment
in which people are not excluded from the activities of society, such as
education, employment, or health care, on the basis of immutable traits.
Unfair opportunity practices include measures taken by an organization to
ensure fairness in the employment process. A basic definition of equality is
the idea of equal treatment and respect.)

3. What are current best practices that you know of with regard to respect for
others?

4. Do you believe that a company can use the value respect for others to its
advantage? Why/How?

5. What do you believe is the biggest obstacle you or the organization has faced
with this value? How did you/the organization overcome it?

6. What do you think of these specific values? Do you think these are essential
components of respect for others? How so?

a. Autonomy

b. Privacy

c. Dignity

d. Courtesy

e. Tolerance

f. acceptance

7. Would you consider respect for others a way of caring? What do you believe
are the difference and similarities?

Caring
 1. What do you think of these specific values? Do you think these are essential
components of caring? How so?

a. Compassion

b. Consideration

c. Giving

d. Sharing

e. Kindness

f. Loving

2. Do you think that all are currently manifested in your current

organization/workplace? How? (Examples)

3. Do you believe that this value is a prerequisite in your organization? Why?

4. How does the organization care for its employees? How does the
organization care for society/community?

5. Do you think terms such as work-life balance and wellbeing can be used to
describe care in the workplace?

6. What do you believe is the biggest obstacle you or the organization has faced
with this value? How did you/the organization overcome it?

Loyalty

1. What are the things you believe you should be loyal about? Why?

2. Do you believe that loyalty is a two-way/give-and-take process? Why?

3. What do you think are the primary drivers of employee/partner loyalty? (i.e.
trust, sense of fairness) / What makes people loyal to experiences, products,
people, companies?

4. Why do people decide to change their behaviors and break off or defect from
their previous loyalties? (i.e. move from company to company, from one
friend to another)

5. What do you believe are concrete manifestations of loyalty? (i.e. wedding

rings etc)

6. In an unstable, lean and mean business world, how can we regain the loyalty
and commitment of today’s employee? (esp. with regard to layoffs, firings,
restructurings)
Integrity

1. Do you/your organization believe that integrity is the key to the prevention of

fraud and corruption? Do you also believe that poverty may be alleviated
when fraud and corruption is prevented?

2. What action plans has your organization come up with in relation to the
foregoing idea?

3. Which kind of leader would you prefer – a person who has integrity or one
who has a track record of accomplishments?

4. Do you believe that once a system has been polluted by corruption, it is

impossible for any person who becomes involved in it to cling to integrity?

5. Do you think that it is already too late for our country, a country listed among
the most corrupt in the world, to take integrity into its system and weed out
corruption?

6. Do you think that both the government and the public sector are equally to
be blamed for corruption due to the apparent lack of integrity?

Fairness & Accountability

Fairness

1. Do you believe that fairness is justice?

2. Do you believe that the justice system in our country promotes fairness
among its citizens?

3. How would you describe our country’s state of poverty in the context of
fairness?

4. In your opinion, during the last decade in our country, did the rich get richer
at the expense of the poor?

5. Would you attribute the wide gap between the upper class and the lower
class in our country to unfair laws and economic policies? Do you think that
our laws and economic policies promote the fair distribution of resources?

6. What sort of change could our country adapt to bring fairness and equality
and bridge the gap between the upper class and the lower class?

Accountability
 1. Does your organization have written responsibilities and job descriptions for
each of its employees to promote accountability?

2. Do you think that the people in your organization understand what is

expected of them and are able to make decisions and perform functions with
regard to the things that they are accountable for?

3. Do you believe that the absence of accounting results to the absence of

accountability? Accordingly, does your organization’s accounting practice
enable it to identify people who are to be held accountable for critical
processes and events?

4. Do you believe that with great power comes great responsibility or

accountability for that matter? Would you say that the same is being
exemplified by your organizations leaders? How about the leaders of our
country?

5. Who do you think should be held accountable for the recent hostage-taking
crisis? Do you agree with the results of the investigations?

Pursuit of Excellence

1. There being no restrictions, what is your vision of excellence?

2. How does your organization practice Pursuit of Excellence? How important is

excellence in your organization? How do you inculcate this value to the
people in your organization?

3. Does your organization have any specific programs to aid in pursuing

excellence?

4. How far would you go to pursue excellence? In what case is it

acceptable to be anything other than the best?
5. Do you believe in the saying “The end justifies the means”, in this case, the
end being excellence?

6. What are the challenges that stop you from achieving

excellence, how do you address them?

Responsible Citizenship

1. What does it mean to be a responsible citizen?

2. What do you think are the virtues that promote responsible
citizenship? Which of these virtues do you think would strongly define
a responsible citizen?
3. Would you say that you are a responsible citizen? How do you
practice responsible citizenship as a person? In your organization?
4. How (do you/does your organization) give back to the society?
What are the steps that (you/your organization) have undertaken to
give back to the society?
5. Is being a responsible citizen part of your organizational culture?
Does your organization have long-term plans/programs to
promote/sustain responsible citizenship?