Linhart Public Relations, like many organizations, was built on a set of core values. Since 1996 when Sharon Linhart opened the doors to Linhart PR, those values served as the foundation for our work, both together as a team and with our clients.
In 2011, our 15th anniversary year, we reflected on the decisions, investments, leaps of faith, good fortune and people that helped us reach that business milestone. We also asked ourselves where we want to go and grow over the next 15 years, and what it’s going to take get there. Among other things, this important question led us to revisit our firm’s existing values statements that help define our culture.
We presented the values that Sharon developed and put into place all those years ago to team members at all levels and asked them this: “Do these values accurately reflect your experience at Linhart PR? Are they authentic and real to you?”
Our team answered, “Yes,” and shared they were most inspired by our values related to families being a priority, work-life balance, client service and teamwork. They also recommended some minor, but important changes to make our values an even better reflection of our culture.
This month, to kick off our 16th year, we rolled out our revised value statements to the team – values they helped shape. Each team member has a copy of the values to hang in his or her workspace as a reminder of what we’re all responsible for living each day in our words and actions. Below are our 11 core values at Linhart PR. What values are most important to you in your workplace, and how are you putting them into action?
Linhart PR’s Values
- We believe that our families are the most important priority in our lives.
- We believe in teamwork—collaborating with, empowering, supporting and communicating openly with each other, as well as valuing and celebrating our different strengths and talents.
- We believe in keeping a healthy balance between our work and the rest of our lives.
- We believe in providing seasoned, reasoned public relations counsel to our clients, even when it means disagreeing with the client.
- We believe in working with clients who share our values, are committed to creating true partnerships with Linhart PR and our team, and offer products and services we feel good about supporting.
- We believe in acting as business partners to our clients and exceeding their expectations with our work, counsel and service.
- We believe in honesty, fairness and transparency in how we work and communicate with each other and clients. We uphold our industry’s code of ethics.
- We believe in growing profitably and strategically, so we can operate a successful business and provide exceptional benefits to attract and retain our people.
- We believe in celebrating results, feeling fulfilled by our work, and having fun.
- We believe in ongoing professional education, as well as career path and growth opportunities that build on our strengths.
- We believe in giving back to the community.
