At "Nine Dots" we encourage management and employees to identify personal and organisational values and we assist management to formulate, plan and then implement strategies that are congruent with the employee culture.

Ethical practices have assisted companies to boost the bottom line.

• Companies that act ethically stand to enhance their bottom lines
• The most financially successful companies also stand out for their ethics and integrity
• Companies that are high performing demonstrate that their culture, including perception of ethics, is different
• These companies have superior returns on financial measures
• Unethical behaviour does not happen in a vacuum, there is usually a sequence of events that unfolds

To sustain high performance organisations should:

• Articulate a clear vision for the organisation and engage people by demonstrating personal and inspiring leadership
• Ensure its decisions are consistent with its cultural values, and
• Harness the diversity of its people

Values based organisations have demonstrated that they are attractive to potential employees by their:

• Reliability
• Management and employees working together
• Opennesss
• Striving for the highest standards

By using corporate values as listed below organisations are able to strengthen employee commitment through:

• Agility
• Ambition
• Determination
• Honesty
• Objectivity

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